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 | |
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Scientific 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
- Tudivasum zanzibaricum (Abbott, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 March 2011.
- Harasewych, M.G. (1997). The life and malacological contributions of R. Tucker Abbott (1919–1995). The Nautilus 110 (2): 55–77
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