Vasum armatum, common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vasidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum armatum (Broderip, 1833). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594050 on 2023-01-26
Distribution This marine species occurs off French Polynesia
Shell description The shell is yellowish white and black, variegated, stained and irregularly banded. The outer lip usually black-bordered within.Tryon (1882), Manual of Conchology IV
References
External links Broderip, W. J. (1833). Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera, collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1: 4-8.