Latirus

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Latirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

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Latirus
Shell of Latirus anosyanus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Latirus
Montfort, 1810
Type species
Latirus aurantiacus
Montfort, 1810
Synonyms[1]
  • Cymatium Link, 1807 (jun. homonym of Cymatium Röding, 1798 / actually placed in synonymy with subgenus Latirus (Plicatella) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853)
  • Lathyrus Schinz, 1825
  • Latyrus Carpenter, 1857
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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.[2]

Species

Species within the genus Latirus include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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