Altivasum

Altivasum
Shell of Altivasum flindersi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

See text

Synonyms

Vasum (Altivasum) Hedley, 1914

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

Description

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

Species

Species within the genus Altivasum include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Altivasum Hedley, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594052 on 2020-05-10
  2. ↑ Hedley C. (1914). Mollusca. Biological results of the fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" 1909-1914. 2(2): 63-74, pls 8-12 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.