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Latirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderNeogastropoda
  5. FamilyFasciolariidae
Habitatmarine

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Latirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

==Description== The turreted shell is fusiform and is umbilicate. The spire is produced with nodulous whorls. The aperture is oval-oblong. The outer lip is thin and crenulated. The columella is straight, with two or three small oblique plaits in front.

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