Altivasum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.[1]
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| Shell of Altivasum flindersi (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vasum (Altivasum) Hedley, 1914 | |
Description
edit(Original description) This newly identified genus is characterized by its elevated spire, hollow axis, and three distinct plaits on the lower columella. [2]
Species
editSpecies within the genus Altivasum include:
- Altivasum clarksoni S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019
- Altivasum flindersi Verco, 1914
- Altivasum hedleyi S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019
- Altivasum pauladellaboscae M. Cooper & S. J. Maxwell, 2020
- Altivasum profundum Dekkers & S. J. Maxwell, 2018
- Species brought into synonymy
- Altivasum typicum Hedley, 1916: synonym of Altivasum flindersi Verco, 1914
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ 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
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- Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia. The Festivus. 50(4): 245–254.
External links
edit- 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.
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