Tudivasum zanzibaricum

Tudivasum zanzibaricum, common name the Zanzibar tudicula, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Vasinae, the vase shells, within the family Turbinellidae.[1]

Tudivasum zanzibaricum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Genus: Tudivasum
Species:
T. zanzibaricum
Binomial name
Tudivasum zanzibaricum
(Abbott, 1958)
Synonyms[1]

Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958

Description

The shell can reach a length of 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar.

References

  • Harasewych, M.G. (1997). The life and malacological contributions of R. Tucker Abbott (1919–1995). The Nautilus 110 (2): 55–77
  • "Tudivasum zanzibarica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 May 2011.


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