Neogastropod Snails

Volutella caestus

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Vasidae

Volutella caestus, common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae. Distribution This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea (Florida, West Indies) and in the Pacific Ocean (Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands). Shell description The length of the shell varies between 57 mm and 135 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 37

Sources and credits

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