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Latirus
Sign in to saveLatirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyFasciolariidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,051
- With media
- 33
- Family
- Fasciolariidae
- Collections
- PRI, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SDNHM, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Mexico
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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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