Vasum tribulosum is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. [1]

Vasum tribulosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Vasinae
Genus: Vasum
Species:
V. tribulosum
Binomial name
Vasum tribulosum
E. H. Vokes. 1970

Description

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Measurements of the shell: 87.0 x 62.0 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene strata of the Florida, USA. (age range: 220.43 to 15.97 Ma)

References

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  • E. H. Vokes. 1970. Notes on the fauna of the Chipola Formation - III. Two new species of Vasum (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with comments on Vasum haitense (Sowerby). Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(2):88-92