Latirus gibbulus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Fasciolariidae |
Genus: | Latirus |
Species: | L. gibbulus
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Binomial name | |
Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Latirus gibbulus, common name the gibbose latirus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Description[]
The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 115 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.
References[]
- ^ a b Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
External links[]
- Lyons W.G. & Snyder M.A. (2013) The genus Pustulatirus Vermeij and Snyder, 2006 (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Peristerniinae) in the western Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3636(1): 035–058
- "Latirus gibbulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Media related to Latirus gibbulus at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Fasciolariidae
- Gastropods described in 1791
- Fasciolariidae stubs