Altivasum

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Altivasum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vasidae.[1]

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Altivasum
Shell of Altivasum flindersi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Vasidae
Genus: Altivasum
Hedley, 1914
Type species
Latirus aurantiacus
Verco, 1895
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Vasum (Altivasum) Hedley, 1914

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Description

(Original description) This newly identified genus is characterized by its elevated spire, hollow axis, and three distinct plaits on the lower columella.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Altivasum include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Altivasum typicum Hedley, 1916: synonym of Altivasum flindersi Verco, 1914

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