Vasum turbinellus Pacific Top Vase, Top Vase

Vasum turbinellus is commonly referred to as Pacific Top Vase, Top Vase. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

17701 

AphiaID:

211103 

Scientific:

Vasum turbinellus 

German:

Pazifische Vasenschnecke, Pazifische Vase 

English:

Pacific Top Vase, Top Vase 

Category:

Escargots de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Vasidae (Family) > Vasum (Genus) > turbinellus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Australia, East Africa, Egypt, Indian Ocean, Japan, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Polynesia, Red Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rock crevices, Sandy sea floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

3.15" - 3.94" (8cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

77 °F - 29,3 °F (25°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Predatory, Worms 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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Catalog of Life:

• Vasum armatum
• Vasum capitellum
• Vasum cassiforme
• Vasum ceramicum
• Vasum crosseanum
• Vasum globulus
• Vasum lactisfloris
• Vasum latiriforme
• Vasum muricatum
• Vasum rhinoceros
• Vasum stephanti
• Vasum truncatum
• Vasum tubiferum
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  Vasum turbinellus
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Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-04 19:19:55 

Last edit:

2025-09-04 20:38:41 

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