Vasum armatum

Vasum armatum, common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. ^[1]

Vasum armatum
Shell of Vasum armatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Turbinellidae
Subfamily:	Vasinae
Genus:	Vasum
Species:	V. armatum
Binomial name
Vasum armatum (Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
Turbinella armata Broderip, 1833 (original combination)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Polynesia

Shell description

The shell is yellowish white and black, variegated, stained and irregularly banded. The outer lip usually black-bordered within. ^[2]