Globivasum pugnus
| Globivasum pugnus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Vasidae |
| Genus: | Globivasum |
| Species: | †G. pugnus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Globivasum pugnus (Pilsbry and Johnson, 1917)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Vasum pugnus Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 superseded combination | |
Globivasum pugnus is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.[1][2]
Description
Measurements of the (incomplete) shell: 71.6 mm x 35.5 mm.
References
- ^ Globivasum pugnus (Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917). 13 February 2026). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Fossilworks: Vasum pugnus
- E. H. Vokes. 1998. Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic 18. The Superfamily Volutacea (in part) (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology 113(354):1-54
External links
- Vokes, Emily H. "The age of the Baitoa Formation, Dominican Republic, using Mollusca for correlation." Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 15.4 (1979): 105-116.
- Vermeij, G.J. (2024). "Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4). Retrieved 13 February 2026.