| Vasum suwanneensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Turbinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Vasinae |
| Genus: | Vasum |
| Species: | †V. suwanneensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Vasum suwanneensis Petuch 1997 | |
Vasum suwanneensis is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]
Description
Measurements of the (incomplete) shell: 39.0 x 23.0 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this species were found in Oligocene strata in Florida, USA.
References
- E. J. Petuch. 1997. A new gastropod fauna from an Oligocene back-reef lagoonal environment in west central Florida. The Nautilus 110(4):122-138
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