| Altivasum | |
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| Shell of Altivasum flindersi (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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| Synonyms1 | |
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Vasum (Altivasum) Hedley, 1914 | |
Altivasum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vasidae.1
Description
(Original description) This newly identified genus is characterized by its elevated spire, hollow axis, and three distinct plaits on the lower columella.2
Species
Species 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
References
- 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 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.
External links
External links
- Vermeij, G.J. (2024). "Shell-based genus-level reclassification of the family Vasidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)". Zootaxa. 5405 (4): 528. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.3.
- Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). "Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia". The Festivus. 50 (4): 245–254. doi:10.54173/F504245.