Latirus polygonus

Latirus polygonus, common name : short-tailed latirus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Latirus polygonus
Latirus polygonus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Peristerniinae
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

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. Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  2. "Latirus polygonus polygonus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  • 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
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