Biology:Latirus polygonus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Latirus polygonus
Latirus polygonus 001.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Latirus
Species:
L. polygonus
Binomial name
Latirus polygonus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Murex polygonus Gmelin, 1791
  • Fusus polyedros Röding, P.F., 1798
  • Cymatium annulatum Link, H.F., 1807
  • Murex lignarius Perry, G., 1811
  • Latirus polygonus tessellata (f) Küster, H.C. & W. Kobelt, 1874

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

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q6496778 entry