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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Turbinellidae

Vasum cassiforme (Kiener, 1840)


Range: 6°S to 30.5°S; 40°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 60 m
Maximum Reported Size: 90  mm

Synonymy

Turbinella cassiformis Kiener, 1840
Turbinella cassidiformis Deshayes, 1845

Details


Turbinella cassiformis Kiener, 1840c, p. [Kiener 1841d, pp. 20-21], pl. 9, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Attributed to: Valenciennes MS
Type Locality: l'océan Atlantique austral, sur les côtes de Bahia
Range: 6°S to 30.5°S; 40°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 0 to 60 m
Maximum Reported Size: 90 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands, Espirito Santo
References: Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Coltro (1997) SW

Turbinella cassidiformis Deshayes, 1845, 
[Synonym]
References: Abbott (1950b) s


Partial List of References

Kiener, L. C. 1840. Genre Turbinelle. (Turbinella, Lam.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 6 21 pls.

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