Vasula speciosa

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Vasula speciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Vasula speciosa
Shell of Vasula speciosa (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Vasula
Species:
V. speciosa
Binomial name
Vasula speciosa
(Valenciennes, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura centiquadra Duclos, 1832
  • Purpura multilineata Küster, 1859
  • Purpura speciosa Valenciennes, 1832
  • Purpura triserialis Blainville, 1832
  • Thais (Thais) speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)

Description

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The shell is white, with revolving bands composed of brown squares The shell is yellowish white within.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714222 on 2019-01-06
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1880) Manual of Conchology II, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102.
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