WoRMS taxon details
Vasum rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791)
AphiaID: 211102
AphiaID: 211102
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricoidea (Superfamily) > Turbinellidae (Family) > Vasinae (Subfamily) > Vasum (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Vasum Röding, 1798 | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Voluta rhinoceros Gmelin, 1791 (original combination) | |||||||||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56 [details] | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | Tanzania [details] | |||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection | |||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Up to 9 cm, similar to V. turbinellus, in shape, but more rosy pink with light brown patches. Columella wide, orange pink, with only three folds. Habitat: shallow, rocky, sandy substrata. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. (Richmond, 1997). [details] | |||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:211102 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: Rosenberg, G. (2013). Vasum rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211102 on 2013-05-20 | ||||||||||||||
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