The use of composite materials in structures has grown in the engineering practice due to its characteristics, of high strength, low density and a good stability to thermal effects. A class of composites, the fibrous laminates, is generally used in tubes subjected to many types of loadings as internal and/or external pressure, traction, torsion, temperatures, etc. This work has the objectives to propose, implement and test an axisymmetric finite element model formulation that represents the mechanical behavior of a fibrous laminated composite tube. Modeling consists in representing the cylindrical tube generating section by a quadrilateral element with four nodes and three degrees-of-freedom per node, with three nodal displacements defined in a cylindrical coordinate system. Layers are considered perfectly bonded together, assuring continuity between elements on the displacement fields. Orthotropic and/or transverse isotropic constitutive material models were implemented, allowing solutions for displacement, strain and stress fields. In the element numerical model validation, result comparisons with those from analytical solutions available on literature and those from the use of layered solid elements in a commercial finite element program were considered. Some examples, considering one to four layers, with different fiber angles, were proposed for model testing. It is noted a good numerical convergence for the presenting model solutions which represent the main kinematic characteristics for this class of problems.