Vasum rhinoceros

Vasum rhinoceros, common name the rhinoceros vase snail or rhinoceros vase shell, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.


 * Subspecies:
 * Vasum rhinoceros attolinoi T. Cossignani, 2017
 * Vasum rhinoceros rhinoceros (Gmelin, 1791)



Description
The length of the shell: up to 90 mm, similar to Vasum turbinellus, in shape, but more rosy pink with light brown patches. The parietal wall is yellow-brown.The columella is wide, orange pink, with only three folds and large nodules on the shoulder. (Richmond, 1997).

Distribution
This species occurs in the Western Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Kenya.

Habitat
Shallow, rocky, sandy substrata.