Latirus maculatus

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Latirus maculatus
Latirus maculatus (MNHN-IM-2000-6502).jpeg
Shell of Latirus maculatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Latirus
Species:
L. maculatus
Binomial name
Latirus maculatus
(Reeve, 1847)
Synonyms [1]
  • Latirus concinnusTapparone Canefri, 1881
  • Latirus maculatus var. concinnaTapparone Canefri, 1881
  • Turbinella maculataHombron & Jacquinot, 1848 (junior homonym and synonym of Turbinella maculataReeve, 1847)
  • Turbinella maculataReeve, 1847

Latirus maculatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [1]

Subspecies

Latirus maculatus var. concinna Latirus maculatus var. concinna 01.jpg
Latirus maculatus var. concinna

Description

The length of the shell attains 31.8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Polynesia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Latirus maculatus (Reeve, 1847) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 September 2010.