Vasum ceramicum, common name ceramic vase or heavy whelk, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae.

[1] Vasum ceramicum has a large, thick and heavy shell that reaches a length of 59 – 160 mm.

This shell is quite elongated, conical or vase-shaped (hence the common name).

The species is widespread in the Mascarene Plateau, off the coast of Madagascar, and Tanzania.

[2] This sea snail lives on lower eulittoral, rocky areas at depth of 10 to 40 m.