Siphovasum latiriforme
| Siphovasum latiriforme | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Vasidae |
| Genus: | Siphovasum |
| Species: | S. latiriforme
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| Binomial name | |
| Siphovasum latiriforme (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Siphovasum latiriforme is a rare species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae, the vase snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 65 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and off Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b Rhinovasum latiriforme (Rehder & Abbott, 1951). 17 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Rehder H.A. & Abbott R.T. (1951). Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Revista de la Sociedad Malacologica "Carlos de la Torre". 8(2): 53-66, pls 8-9.
- Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- Abbott, R. T. (1959). The family Vasidae in the Indo-Pacific. Indo-Pacific Mollusca. 1 (1): 15-32
- Vermeij, G.J. (2024). ". Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4): 534.