Vasum tubiferum

Vasum tubiferum is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.^[1]

Vasum tubiferum
Drawing of a shell of Vasum tubiferum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Turbinellidae
Subfamily:	Vasinae
Genus:	Vasum
Species:	V. tubiferum
Binomial name
Vasum tubiferum (Anton, 1838)
Synonyms[1]
Turbinella tubifera Anton, 1838 superseded combination (original combination) Turbinellus imperialis Reeve, 1842

Description

The length of the shell varies between 60 mm to 116 mm.

The shell resembles Vasum turbinellus (Linnaeus, 1758) but has five columellar plicae. The parietal wall is purple-brown. The smooth aperture is white within.

The shell is yellowish white and chestnut-black, stained and obscurely banded. The aperture is yellowish white. The border of the outer lip is black-spotted. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines