WoRMS name details
Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758)
533593 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:533593)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Turbinella bilamillata Risso, 1826 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbinella mitis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted
Volutella rubescens Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Murex capitellum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533593 on 2026-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex capitellum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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basis of record Vokes, E. H. (1966). The genus <i>Vasum</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the New World. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 5(1): 1-36.
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page(s): 750 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Vokes, E. H. (1966). The genus <i>Vasum</i> (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the New World. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 5(1): 1-36.
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additional source
Warmke, G. L. (1958). Radula and operculum of <i>Vasum capitellum</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 72(1): 29-30, pl. 4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8521062
page(s): pl. 4, figs. 2, 4, 6 [details]
page(s): pl. 4, figs. 2, 4, 6 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spiny Caribbean vasespined Caribbean vase | [details] |
| German | Karibische Stachelvase | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To Malacopics (Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758) Guadeloupe, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
To Malacopics (Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758) Guadeloupe, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To ITIS
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