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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Turbinellidae

Vasum latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951


Range: 26.17°N to 22.13°N; 96.67°W to 87.7°W
Depth: 33 to 227 m (live 37 to 33 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60  mm

Synonymy

Vasum latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951
Siphovasum latiriforme (Rehder & Abbott, 1951) 

Details


Vasum (Siphovasum) latiriforme Rehder & Abbott, 1951b, p. 61-62, pl. 9, figs. 5-6
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Approximately 60 miles N. W. of Cape Catoche, Yucatan, Mexico, 18-20 fathoms
Range: 26.17°N to 22.13°N; 96.67°W to 87.7°W
Depth: 33 to 227 m (live 37 to 33 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 60 mm
Distribution: USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche Bank, Quintana Roo
References: Rehder & Abbott (1951b) dLlEM; Springer & Bullis (1956) DNSW
Combining Genera:  Siphovasum

Vasum latifrons sic, 
[Not available]
Comments: Error for latiriforme by Bullis (1956b).


Partial List of References

Rehder, H. A. and R. T. Abbott. 1951. Some new and interesting mollusks from the deeper waters of the Gulf of Mexico Revista de la Sociedad Malacológica "Carlos de la Torre" 8 53-66, pls. 8-9. [Stated date: 12 Nov 1951.]

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