Tudivasum zanzibaricum

Tudivasum zanzibaricum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Vasinae
Genus: Tudivasum
Species: T. zanzibaricum
Binomial name
Tudivasum zanzibaricum
(Abbott, 1958)
Synonyms[1]

Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958

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

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Description

The shell can reach a length of 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar.

References

  1. ^ a b Tudivasum zanzibaricum (Abbott, 1958).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527739 on 13 March 2011.

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