Vasum armatum

Vasum armatum
Shell of Vasum armatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Turbinelloidea
Family:	Vasidae
Genus:	Vasum
Species:	V. armatum
Binomial name
Vasum armatum (Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms
Turbinella armata Broderip, 1833 (original combination)

Vasum armatum, common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Polynesia

Shell description

The shell is yellowish white and black, variegated, stained and irregularly banded. The outer lip usually black-bordered within.

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References

External links

• Broderip, W. J. (1833). Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1: 4-8.

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