Tudivasum zanzibaricum

Tudivasum zanzibaricum, common name the Zanzibar tudicula, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Vasinae, the vase shells, within the family Turbinellidae.[1]

Tudivasum zanzibaricum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Turbinellidae
Subfamily:
Vasinae
Genus:
Tudivasum
Species:
T. zanzibaricum
Binomial name
Tudivasum zanzibaricum
(Abbott, 1958)
Synonyms[1]

Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958

Description

The shell can reach a length of 40 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar.

References
  1. Tudivasum zanzibaricum (Abbott, 1958). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 March 2011.
  • Harasewych, M.G. (1997). The life and malacological contributions of R. Tucker Abbott (1919–1995). The Nautilus 110 (2): 55–77
  • "Tudivasum zanzibarica". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
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