Florivasum lactisfloris

Florivasum lactisfloris
Shell of Florivasum lactisfloris (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Vasidae
Genus: Florivasum
Species:
F. lactisfloris
Binomial name
Florivasum lactisfloris
(Ferrario, 1983)

Florivasum lactisfloris is a rare species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, subfamily Vasinae, the vase snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 77 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Somalia.

References

  • Angeletti S. & Ferrario M. (1983). La piu grande encyclopedia delle conchiglie di tutto il mondo. Peruzzo. 2 volumes.
  • Vermeij, G.J. (2024). ". Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4): 533.