About this species
Florivasum tubiferum is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Vasidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Florivasum tubiferum”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Turbinella tubifera, Turbinellus imperialis, Vasum tubiferum
Similar species
- Pacific top vase
Vasum turbinellus
- Ceramic vase
Vasum ceramicum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- 11 open-data records from 1958 to 1988.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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