Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Rank Subfamily | Class Gastropoda Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Vasum, Turbinellidae, Columbariinae, Vasum cassiforme, Vasum ceramicum | ||
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.
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Shell description
Shells of species in this subfamily are usually fairly large, very thick, and heavy. The shells have low spires and have plaits on the columella.
Genera
Genera within the subfamily Vasinae include:
References
Vasinae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA