Biology:Latirus polygonus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Latirus |
| Species: | L. polygonus
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| Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Latirus polygonus, the short-tailed 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
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 105 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Tanzania, Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar , the Mascarene Basin and in the Western Pacific Ocean
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ↑ "Latirus polygonus polygonus" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/3/Shell_993.shtml.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
External links
- Photos of Latirus polygonus on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q6496778 entry
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