Globivasum suwanneense

Globivasum suwanneense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Vasidae
Genus: Globivasum
Species:
†G. suwanneense
Binomial name
†Globivasum suwanneense
(Petuch 1997)
Synonyms
  • † Vasum suwanneense Petuch, 1997 superseded combination
  • † Vasum suwanneensis Petuch, 1997 incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet

Globivasum suwanneensis 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: 39.0 x 23.0 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this species were found in Oligocene strata in Florida, USA.

References

  • E. J. Petuch. 1997. A new gastropod fauna from an Oligocene back-reef lagoonal environment in west central Florida. The Nautilus 110(4):122-138
  • Vermeij, G.J. (2024). "Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4). Retrieved 13 February 2026.


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