Altivasum profundum is a species of deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Vasidae. [1]

Altivasum profundum
Shell of Altivasum profundum (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Vasidae
Genus: Altivasum
Species:
A. profundum
Binomial name
Altivasum profundum
Dekkers & S. J. Maxwell, 2018

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and was found off Western Australia at a depth of 162 m. [1] [2]

References

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  • Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). "Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia". The Festivus. 50 (4): 251.