Rhinovasum tuberculatum


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.
One fossil record displays a shell height of 111 mm and a diameter of 86 mm, with larger specimens exceeding 120 mm in height.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene to Pliocene strata of the Dominican Republic and Venezuela.

Renaming

R. tuberculatum was renamed from Vasum tuberculatum in 2024 as part of a comprehensive revision of the Vasidae family.