Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832) is a animal in the Muricidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)

Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)

Vasula speciosa is a species with a distinctively patterned shell found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru.

Family
Genus
Vasula
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)

The scientific name of this species is Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832). Its shell is white and marked with revolving bands made up of brown square-shaped markings. The interior of the shell has a yellowish white color. This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Baja California to Peru.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Muricidae Vasula

More from Muricidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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