Globivasum elongatum
| Globivasum elongatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Vasidae |
| Genus: | Globivasum |
| Species: | †G. elongatum
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| Binomial name | |
| †Globivasum elongatum (E. H. Vokes. 1970)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Vasum elongatum E. H. Vokes, 1970 superseded combination | |
Globivasum elongatum is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.[2][3]
Description
Measurements of the shell: 42.0 x 21.5 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene strata of the Florida, USA. (age range: 20.43 to 15.97 Ma)
References
- ^ https://www.molluscabase.org/new/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1735867
- ^ Globivasum elongatum (E. H. Vokes. 1970). 13 February 2026). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Fossilworks: Vasum elongatum
- E. H. Vokes. 1970. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - III. Two new species of Vasum (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with comments on Vasum haitense (Sowerby). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(2):88-92
External links
- Vermeij, G.J. (2024). "Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4). Retrieved 13 February 2026.