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Altivasum
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyTurbinellidae
Habitatmarine
Observations6
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Turbinellidae
- Collections
- AUM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Altivasum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vasidae.
==Description== (Original description) This newly identified genus is characterized by its elevated spire, hollow axis, and three distinct plaits on the lower columella.
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