Latirus gibbulus

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Latirus gibbulus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Latirus
Species:
L. gibbulus
Binomial name
Latirus gibbulus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]
  • Fusus filosusLamarck, 1816
  • Fusus gibbulus(Gmelin, 1791)
  • Fusus tapetepersicumRöding, 1798
  • Latirus aurantiacusMontfort, 1810
  • Murex gibbulusGmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Neptunea ecaudataLink, 1807

Latirus gibbulus, commonly known as 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]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 50 mm and 115 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

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