''Latirus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
The family Fasciolariidae most likely appeared ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
The turreted shell is fusiform and is umbilicate. The spire is produced with nodulous
whorl
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In nature
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s. The
aperture
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is oval-oblong. The outer
lip
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is thin and crenulated. The
columella
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is straight, with two or three small oblique plaits in front.
Species
Species within the genus ''Latirus'' include:
* ''
Latirus abnormis'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1849
* ''
Latirus acuminatus'' (Kiener, 1840)
* ''
Latirus alboapicatus
''Latirus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
The turreted shell is fusiform and is umbilicate. The spire is produced with nodulo ...
'' Smith, 1902
* ''
Latirus amplustre'' (Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''
Latirus andamanicus'' Smith, 1894
* ''
Latirus anosyanus''
Bozzetti, 2018
* ''
Latirus barclayi'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Latirus belcheri'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Latirus castaneus'' (Gray, 1839)
* ''
Latirus constrictus'' (Koch, 1845)
* ''
Latirus deynzerorum'' Emerson & Sage, 1990
* † ''
Latirus elachistus''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
Latirus elegans'' Adams, 1855
* ''
Latirus fallax'' (Küster & Kobelt, 1874)
* ''
Latirus fenestratus'' (Anton, 1838) (nomen dubium)
* ''
Latirus filamentosus'' (Küster & Kobelt, 1874)
* ''
Latirus filmerae'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''
Latirus gibbulus'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Latirus granatus'' (Koch, 1845)
* ''
Latirus hesterae'' Melvill, 1891
* ''
Latirus impressus
''Latirus impressus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolar ...
'' (Anton, 1838) (nomen dubium)
* † ''
Latirus lhommei''
Staadt, 1908
* ''
Latirus lignosus'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Latirus maculatus'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Latirus mannophorus'' (Melvill, 1891)
* ''
Latirus marrowi''
Lyons & Snyder, 2015
* ''
Latirus maxwelli'' (Pilsbry, 1939)
* ''
Latirus meli''
Bozzetti, 2014
* † ''
Latirus metalleus''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
Latirus minutisquamosus'' (Reeve, 1848)
* ''
Latirus modestus'' (Philippi, 1844)
* ''
Latirus nassoides'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Latirus niger'' Odhner, 1917
* ''
Latirus ornatus''
Lyons & Snyder, 2015
* ''
Latirus philberti'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Latirus philippinensis'' Snyder, 2003
* ''
Latirus pictus'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Latirus plicatulus'' (Anton, 1838) (nomen dubium)
* ''
Latirus polygonus
''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.
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 105 ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Latirus poppei''
Lyons & Snyder, 2015
* † ''
Latirus pseudoaturensis''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
Latirus pulleini'' Verco, 1895
* ''
Latirus purpuroides'' (Lesson, 1842)
* ''
Latirus rhodostoma'' (Adams, 1855)
* ''
Latirus rousi'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1886
* ''
Latirus rufus'' (Reeve, 1848)
* ''
Latirus rugosissimus'' (Locard, 1897)
* ''
Latirus singularis'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1903
* ''
Latirus spinosus'' (Philippi, 1845)
* ''
Latirus spirorbulus'' (Menke, 1829)
* ''
Latirus stenomphalus'' Habe & Kosuge, 1966
* ''
Latirus strangei'' (Adams, 1855)
* ''
Latirus tenuistratus'' Sowerby
* ''
Latirus tigroides'' Kilburn, 1975
* ''
Latirus troscheli'' Löbbecke, 1882
* ''
Latirus vexillulum'' (Reeve, 1842)
* ''
Latirus vischii
''Latirus vischii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolarii ...
'' Bozzetti, 2008
* ''
Latirus walkeri'' Melvill, 1894
* ''
Latirus williamlyonsi''
Petuch & Sargent, 2011
* ''
Latirus xantochrous''
(Tapparone-Canefri, 1881)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Latirus abbotti'' Snyder, 2003: synonym of ''
Polygona abbotti
''Polygona abbotti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolar ...
''
* ''Latirus aldeynzeri'' Garcia, 2001: synonym of ''
Hemipolygona aldeynzeri''
* ''Latirus anapetes'' Woodring, 1964: synonym of ''
Polygona anapetes'' (Woodring, 1964)
* ''Latirus angulatus'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Polygona angulata''
* ''Latirus annulata'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''
Pustulatirus annulatus''
* ''Latirus armatus'' Adams A., 1854: synonym of ''
Hemipolygona armata''
* ''Latirus attenuata'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''
Pustulatirus attenuatus''
(Reeve, 1847)
* ''Latirus aurantiacus'' Montfort, 1810: synonym of ''
Latirus gibbulus'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Latirus australiensis'' Reeve: synonym of ''
Peristernia australiensis''
* ''Latirus bairstowi'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1886: synonym of ''
Dolicholatirus bairstowi''
* ''Latirus balicasagensis'' Bozzetti, 1997: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus balicasagensis''
* ''Latirus bayeri'' Petuch, 2001: synonym of ''
Polygona bayeri''
* ''Latirus beckyae'' Snyder, 2000: synonym of ''
Hemipolygona beckyae''
* ''Latirus bernadensis''
Bullock, 1947: synonym of ''
Polygona bernadensis''
(Bullock, 1974) (original combination)
* ''Latirus bonnieae'' Smythe, 1985: synonym of ''
Hemipolygona bonnieae''
* ''Latirus brazieri'' Angas: synonym of ''
Nodopelagia brazieri''
* ''Latirus brinkae''
Lussi, 1996: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus brinkae''
(Lussi, 1996) (original combination)
* ''Latirus candelabrum'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''
Latirus philberti'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''Latirus carinifer'' (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of ''
Hemipolygona carinifera''
* ''Latirus carotianus'' Tapparone-Canefri, 1879: synonym of ''
Peristernia carotiana'' (Tapparone Canefri, 1881) (original combination)
* ''Latirus carpentariensis'' Hedley, 1812: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus paetelianus'' (Kobelt, 1874) (junior synonym)
* ''Latirus centrifugus'' (Dall, 1915): synonym of ''
Hemipolygona centrifuga''
* ''Latirus clausicaudatus'' (Hinds, 1844): synonym of ''
Crassibougia clausicaudata'' (Hinds, 1844)
* ''Latirus cloveri'' Snyder, 2003: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus suduirauti''
* ''Latirus clovery'' Snyder, 2003 : wrong spelling of ''Latirus cloveri''
* ''Latirus concentrica'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''
Polygona concentrica''
* ''Latirus concinnus'' Tapparone-Canefri, 1880: synonym of ''Latirus maculatus'' var. ''concinna'' Tapparone-Canefri, 1880
* ''Latirus cuna'' Petuch, 1990: synonym of ''
Hemipolygona cuna''
* ''Latirus devyanae'' Rios, Costa & Calvo, 1994: synonym of ''
Polygona devyanae'' (Rios, Costa & Calvo, 1994)
* ''Latirus elsiae'' Kilburn, 1975: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus elsiae''
* ''Latirus eppi'' Melvill, 1891: synonym of ''
Pustulatirus eppi''
* ''Latirus ernesti'' Melvill, 1910: synonym of ''
Teralatirus ernesti''
* ''Latirus fastigium'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''
Benimakia fastigium'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''Latirus filosa'' (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): wrong name for ''
Latirus filosus''
* ''Latirus filosus'' (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): synonym of ''
Polygona filosa''
* ''Latirus flavidus'' Adams, 1855: synonym of ''
Benimakia flavida'' (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination)
* ''Latirus formosior'' Melvill, 1891: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus formosior''
* ''Latirus hemphilli'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of ''
Pustulatirus hemphilli''
* ''Latirus infundibulum'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Polygona infundibula''
* ''Latirus iris'' (Lightfoot, 1786): synonym of ''
Turrilatirus iris
''Turrilatirus iris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciola ...
''
* ''Latirus jucundus'' McGinty, 1940: synonym of ''
Polygona jucunda''
* ''Latirus kandai'' Kuroda, 1950: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus kandai''
* ''Latirus labronicus'' (Monterosato, 1884): synonym of ''
Fusinus labronicus''
* ''Latirus lacteum'' Matthews-Cascou, Matthews & Rocha, 1991: synonym of ''
Polygona lactea''
* ''Latirus lanceolatus'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''
Benimakia lanceolata'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''Latirus lautus'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''
Turrilatirus lautus'' (Reeve, 1847)
* ''Latirus martini'' Snyder, 1988: synonym of ''
Polygona martini''
* ''Latirus maximus'' G. B. Sowerby, 1893: synonym of ''
Viridifusus maximus'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1893)
* ''Latirus mcmurrayi'' Clench & Aguayo, 1941: synonym of ''
Bullockus mcmurrayi'' (Clench & Aguayo, 1941)
* ''Latirus mediamericanus'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of ''
Pustulatirus mediamericanus''
* ''Latirus mollis'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1913): synonym of ''
Viridifusus mollis'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)
* ''Latirus mosselensis'' Tomlin, 1932: synonym of ''
Hemipolygona mosselensis''
* ''Latirus nassatula'' Lamarck: synonym of ''
Peristernia nassatula''
* ''Latirus nematus'' Woodring, 1928: synonym of ''
Polygona nemata'' (Woodring, 1928)
* ''Latirus ogum'' Petuch, 1979: synonym of ''
Pustulatirus ogum'' (Petuch, 1979)
* ''Latirus praestantior'' Melvill, 1892: synonym of ''
Pustulatirus praestantior''
* ''Latirus profetai'' (Nofroni, 1982): synonym of ''
Fusinus profetai''
* ''Latirus paeteliana'' (Küster & Kobelt, 1874): synonym of ''
Fusolatirus paetelianus''
* ''Latirus pagodaeformis'' (Melvill, 1899): synonym of ''
Fusolatirus pagodaeformis''
* ''Latirus pearsoni'' Snyder, 2002: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus pearsoni''
* ''Latirus recurvirostra'' (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): synonym of ''
Hemipolygona recurvirostra''
* ''Latirus rosadoi'' Bozzetti, 2002: synonym of ''
Benimakia rosadoi'' (Bozzetti, 2002)
* ''Latirus rosaponti'' (Lesson, 1842): synonym of ''
Nodolatirus nodatus'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Latirus sanguiflua'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''
Turrilatirus sanguifluus''
* ''Latirus sanguineus'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of ''
Pustulatirus sanguineus''
* ''Latirus sarinae'' Snyder, 2003: synonym of ''
Fusolatirus sarinae''
* ''Latirus socorroensis'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of ''
Polygona socorroensis''
* ''Latirus staminatus'' Garrard, 1966: synonym of ''
Granulifusus staminatus'' (Garrard, 1966)
* ''Latirus suduirauti'' (Fraussen, 2003): synonym of ''
Fusolatirus suduirauti''
* ''Latirus tumens'' Carpenter, 1856: synonym of ''
Polygona tumens''
* ''Latirus turritus'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Turrilatirus turritus''
* ''Latirus unifasciatus'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of ''
Tarantinaea lignaria'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Latirus varai'' Bullock, 1970: synonym of ''
Hemipolygona varai''
* ''Latirus vermeiji'' Petuch, 1986: synonym of ''
Polygona vermeiji'' (Petuch, 1986)
* ''Latirus virginensis'' Abbott, 1958:
synonym of ''
Pustulatirus virginensis''
References
External links
Geerat J. Vermeij and # Martin Avery Snyder, ''Shell characters and taxonomy of Latirus and related fasciolariid groups'', Journal of Molluscan Studies, vol. 72, nr. 4, pp. 413-424, 2006
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Fasciolariidae
Gastropod genera