Florivasum stephanti
| Florivasum stephanti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Vasidae |
| Genus: | Florivasum |
| Species: | F. stephanti |
| Binomial name | |
| Florivasum stephanti (W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1988) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vasum stephanti W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1988 superseded combination | |
Florivasum stephanti, common name the rhinoceros vase snail or rhinoceros vase shell, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Vasidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 58 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Somalia.
References
- 1 2 Florivasum stephanti (W. K. Emerson & Sage, 1988). 17 February 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
- Emerson, W. K.; Sage III, W. E. (1988). A new species of Vasum (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from off Somalia. Nautilus. 102(1): 36-39
- Vermeij, G.J. (2024). ". Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4): 533. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.3.