Latirus vexillulum
| Latirus vexillulum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Latirus |
| Species: | L. vexillulum
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| Binomial name | |
| Latirus vexillulum Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842)
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Latirus vexillulum 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 size of the shell varies up to 50 mm (2.0 in) and is biconic, containing nine whorls.
Distribution
All instances of this marine species have occurred in Caroline Island, Southern Line Islands, Kiribati.[2]
References
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
- ^ "Latirus vexillulum - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database". recentlyextinctspecies.com. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
External links
- Lyons, William G.; Snyder, Martin Avery (2015). "Rediscovery and redescription of Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Peristerniinae)". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 164 (1): 31–35. Bibcode:2015PANSP.164...31L. doi:10.1635/053.164.0106.