Dolicholatirus bairstowi

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Dolicholatirus bairstowi
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Apertural view of Dolicholatirus bairstowi
Scientific classification
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Peristerniinae
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D. bairstowi
Binomial name
Dolicholatirus bairstowi
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1886)
Synonyms[1]

Latirus bairstowi G.B. Sowerby III, 1886

Dolicholatirus bairstowi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 18 mm and 37 mm

Distribution[]

This species is distributed along KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

References[]

  • Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
  • Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. pp. 106–137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

External links[]

  • "Dolicholatirus bairstowi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.


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