Altivasum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vasidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Altivasum Hedley, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594052 on 2020-05-10
Description (Original description) This newly identified genus is characterized by its elevated spire, hollow axis, and three distinct plaits on the lower columella.Hedley C. (1914). Mollusca. Biological results of the fishing experiments carried on by the F.I.S. "Endeavour" 1909-1914. 2(2): 63-74, pls 8-12
Species Species within the genus Altivasum include: Altivasum clarksoni S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019 Altivasum flindersi Verco, 1914 Altivasum hedleyi S. J. Maxwell & Dekkers, 2019 Altivasum pauladellaboscae M. Cooper & S. J. Maxwell, 2020 Altivasum profundum Dekkers & S. J. Maxwell, 2018
Species brought into synonymy Altivasum typicum Hedley, 1916: synonym of Altivasum flindersi Verco, 1914
References
Dekkers A.M. & Maxwell S.J. (2018). Altivasum Hedley, 1914 (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae) from South Western Australia. The Festivus. 50(4): 245–254.
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