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Vulsella
Plate 1 of 11. Linnaeus, 1758, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist

Vulsella

A vulsellum (also known as a volsella or vulsella) is a pair of surgical forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade. It is often used in obstetrics and gynecology procedures.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Southern Sponge Finger

speciesVulsella ovata

Sponge Finger

speciesVulsella vulsella

Vulsella rugosa

speciesVulsella rugosa

Vulsella fornicata

speciesVulsella fornicata

Vulsella minor

speciesVulsella minor

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 849774.