Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus

Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Genus:
Pseudolatirus
Species:
P. clausicaudatus
Binomial name
Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Crassibougia clausicaudatus (Hinds, R.B., 1844)
  • Fusus clausicaudatus Hinds, 1844
  • Latirus clausicaudatus (Hinds, 1844)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 56 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

References
  1. Pseudolatirus clausicaudatus (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
  • "Crassibougia clausicaudatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • abapertural view
  • apertural view


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