Latirus gibbulus

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]

Latirus gibbulus
Scientific classification
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

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References
  1. Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • Lyons W.G. & Snyder M.A. (2013) The genus Pustulatirus Vermeij and Snyder, 2006 (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Peristerniinae) in the western Atlantic, with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 3636(1): 035–058
  • "Latirus gibbulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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