Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus

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Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus
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P. clausicaudatus
Binomial name
Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
  • Crassibougia clausicaudatus(Hinds, R.B., 1844)
  • Fusus clausicaudatusHinds, 1844
  • Latirus clausicaudatus(Hinds, 1844)

Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 25 mm and 56 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

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