Rhinovasum
| Rhinovasum | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Rhinovasum rhinoceros | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Vasidae |
| Genus: | Rhinovasum Vermeij, 2024 |
| Type species | |
| Voluta rhinoceros Gmelin, 1791 | |
Rhinovasum is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Vasinae, the vase shells, within the family Vasidae.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Rhinovasum include:
- † Rhinovasum aquitanicum (Peyrot, 1928)
- Rhinovasum crosseanum (Souverbie, 1875)
- Rhinovasum rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791)
- † Rhinovasum subpugillare (A. d'Orbigny, 1852)
- Rhinovasum triangulare (E. A. Smith, 1902)
- Rhinovasum truncatum (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892)
- † Rhinovasum tuberculatum (Gabb, 1873)
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Rhinovasum Vermeij, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1735387 on 2026-02-15
External links
- Vermeij, G.J. (2024). ". Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4): 533.