Vasum turbinellus
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| Vasum turbinellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Vasidae |
| Genus: | Vasum |
| Species: | V. turbinellus |
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| Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Vasum turbinellus is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Vasidae.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 36.7 mm and 86 mm.
The shell is yellowish white and chestnut-black, stained and obscurely banded. The aperture is yellowish white. The border of the outer lip is black-spotted.[2]
