Rhinovasum crosseanum, common name ceramic vase or heavy whelk, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.
Description Rhinovasum crosseanum has a large, thick and heavy pyriform shell that reaches a length of 95 mm and a maximum width of 65 mm.. The shell contains eight whorls with a spiral sculpture of uneven, rough threads. There are five columellar plicae.
Distribution This rare species occurs off Mauritius.
Habitat This sea snail lives on lower eulittoral, rocky areas at depth of 10 to 40 m.
References
Souverbie [S.-M.]. (1875). Description d'une espèce nouvelle appartenant au genre Turbinella. Journal de Conchyliologie. 23: 297–298. Souverbie, M., 1876. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 24: 382–383 Verneau N. (2013). Un mollusque rarissime découvert à Mayotte. Xenophora. 143: 6.
External links R. Tucker Abbott - The family Vasidae in the Indo-Pacific; Indo-Paciflc Mollusca vol. 1