Biology:Vasum rhinoceros

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Vasum rhinoceros
Vasinae in Tide pools in Mombasa.jpg
Vasum rhinoceros in a tide pool in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa
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V. rhinoceros
Binomial name
Vasum rhinoceros

Vasum rhinoceros, 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 Turbinellidae.[1][2]

Vasum rhinoceros shell

Distribution

This species occurs in:

  • Tanzania

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2011). Vasum rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211102 on 2011-12-14
  2. "Vasum rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791)". https://www.gbif.org/species/4363316. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7917035 entry