Vasum cassiforme (Kiener, 1840)

• Helmet vase
• Tapu-chita (BR)

Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Muricoidea
Family:Turbinellidae
Genus:Vasum
Species:V. cassiforme

88mm | Large dorsum spines & extended parietal shield

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

From my collection

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