Tudivasum
Encyclopedia
Tudivasum is a genus
of large sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Vasinae
, the vase shells, within the family
Turbinellidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of large sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Vasinae
Vasinae
Vasinae, common name the vase snails or vase shells, are a taxonomic subfamily of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the family Turbinellidae.-Shell description:...
, the vase shells, within the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.-Distribution:Species in this family are found world-wide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.- Subfamilies :...
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Species
Species within the genus Tudivasum include:- Tudivasum armigerum
- Tudivasum inerme
- Tudivasum kurtzi
- Tudivasum rasilistoma
- Tudivasum spinosum
- Tudivasum zanzibaricum