Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae
Alternative combinations: Murex turbinellus, Vasum (Vasum) turbinellus
Belongs to Vasum according to B. Landau and C. Marques da Silva 2010
See also Harzhauser 2007, Kosnik 2002 and Perrilliat 1987
Sister taxa: Vasum (Hystrivasum), Vasum (Siphovasum), Vasum (Vasum), Vasum aedificatum, Vasum aquitanicum, Vasum basilicum, Vasum capitellum, Vasum dominicense, Vasum elongatum, Vasum excrenatum, Vasum gurabicum, Vasum haitensis, Vasum humerosum, Vasum omanicum, Vasum pufferi, Vasum pugnus, Vasum stephanense, Vasum suwanneensis, Vasum tribulosum, Vasum tuberculatum
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Eastern side of Sharm Obhur, north of Jeddah City, shell-rich calcareous unit (Quaternary of Saudi Arabia)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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