Latirus polygonus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Latirus |
| Species: | L. polygonus
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| Binomial name | |
| Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791)
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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[edit]
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 105 mm
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Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
- ^ "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
External links[edit]
- Photos of Latirus polygonus on Sealife Collection