Rhinovasum tuberculatum is an extinct species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.
Description Its shell is medium to large, with 8 to 9 whorls, including a slightly concave profile on the final whorl, a feature common among the Rhinovasum genus. Its species name, tuberculatum, owes to its prominent tubercles that are arranged in rows.Gabb, W. M. (1873). On the topography and geology of Santo Domingo. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series. 15(1): 218, 2 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46059253
One fossil record displays a shell height of 111 mm and a diameter of 86 mm, with larger specimens exceeding 120 mm in height.Vokes, E. H. (1998). Neogene Paleontology in the Northern Dominican Republic. 18. The Superfamily Volutacea (in part) (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology. 113(354), pp. 27-28 available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10689327 Distribution Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene to Pliocene strata of the Dominican Republic and Venezuela (age range: 20.43 to 3.6 Ma).
Renaming R. tuberculatum was renamed from Vasum tuberculatum in 2024 as part of a comprehensive revision of the Vasidae family.
References
External links Vokes, Emily H. "The age of the Baitoa Formation, Dominican Republic, using Mollusca for correlation." Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 15.4 (1979): 105-116.
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