Vasum rhinoceros
Vasum rhinoceros, common name the rhinoceros vase snail or rhinoceros vase shell, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.[1]
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Vasum rhinoceros shell
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| Vasum rhinoceros in a tide pool in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa | |
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Distribution
This species occurs in:
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References
- Rosenberg, G. (2011). Vasum rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211102 on 2011-12-14
- "Vasum (Vasum) rhinoceros rhinoceros". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56
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