''Latirus'' is a
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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mollusc
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s in the
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Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appe ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus ''Latirus'' include:
* ''
Latirus abnormis'' G.B. Sowerby III, 1849
* ''
Latirus acuminatus'' (Kiener, 1840)
* ''
Latirus alboapicatus'' Smith, 1902
* ''
Latirus amplustre'' (Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''
Latirus andamanicus'' Smth, 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'' (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'' (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
''Latirus spirorbulus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, mar ...
'' (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'' 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''
* ''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 (biology), family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
Distribution
References
Fasciolariidae
...
''
* ''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
''Peristernia nassatula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off Papua New ...
''
* ''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