One quarter pound of Vasum Murex shells, measuring 1.5 to 2 inches.. *****

One quarter pound of Vasum Murex shells, measuring 1.5 to 2 inches.

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Vasum ceramicum common name Ceramic Vase or Heavy Whelk

The Vasum Ceramicum is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae

(REF: Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758))

The Vasum Ceramicum has a large, thick and heavy shell that on average reaches a length of 2 1/3 to 6 1/5 inches. This shell is quite elongated, conical or vase-shaped (hence the common name). It has long siphonal canal, three strong, columella folds and 7-10 strong spiny tubercles in each loop. It is colored white and greys or dark brown externally, while the aperture may be colored white or pale brown.

The Vasum Murex are widespread in the Mascarene Plateau, off the coast of Madagascar, and Tanzania.

This sea snail lives on lower eulittoral (the intertidal zone), rocky areas at depths of 33 to 132 feet.

(REF: Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758))

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

Order: Neogastropoda

Family: Turbinellidae

Subfamily: Vasinae

Genus: Vasum

Species: V. ceramicum

Binomial name: Vasum ceramicum

(Linnaeus, 1758)