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

Altivasum
Shell of Altivasum flindersi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
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

Description

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

Species

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Species within the genus Altivasum include:

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia. The Festivus. 50(4): 245–254.
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  • Vermeij, G.J. (2024). "Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4): 528.
  • Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). "Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia". The Festivus. 50 (4): 245–254.