Siphovasum latiriforme

Siphovasum latiriforme
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Vasidae
Genus: Siphovasum
Species:
S. latiriforme
Binomial name
Siphovasum latiriforme
(Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
Synonyms[1]
  • Vasum (Siphovasum) latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951
  • Vasum latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951 superseded combination

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

  • 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.
  • 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.