Tudivasum zanzibaricum, common name the Zanzibar tudicula, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Vasinae, the vase shells, within the family Turbinellidae.[1]
| Tudivasum zanzibaricum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Genus: | Tudivasum |
| Species: | T. zanzibaricum
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| Binomial name | |
| Tudivasum zanzibaricum (Abbott, 1958)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958 | |
Description
editThe shell can reach a length of 40 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar.
References
edit- ^ a b Tudivasum zanzibaricum (Abbott, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 March 2011.
- Harasewych, M.G. (1997). The life and malacological contributions of R. Tucker Abbott (1919–1995). The Nautilus 110 (2): 55–77
External links
edit- "Tudivasum zanzibarica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 May 2011.