Latirus gibbulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 filosus Lamarck, 1816
  • Fusus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Fusus tapetepersicum Röding, 1798
  • Latirus aurantiacus Montfort, 1810
  • Murex gibbulus Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Neptunea ecaudata Link, 1807

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

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

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

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  1. ^ a b Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
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