Vasinae
| Vasinae | |
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| Vasum rhinoceras in a tide pool in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vasinae |
| Genera | |
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Vasinae, common name the vase snails or vase shells, are a taxonomic subfamily of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the family Turbinellidae.
Shell description
Shells of species in this subfamily are usually fairly large, very thick, and heavy. The shells have low spires and have plaits on the columella.
Genera
Genera within the subfamily Vasinae include:
- Hystrivasum
- Vasum
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