Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Buccinoidea Subfamily Peristerniinae Scientific name Latirus polygonus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Fasciolariidae Genus Latirus Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Latirus, Latirus gibbulus, Dolicholatirus, Filifusus filamentosus, Opeatostoma pseudodon | ||
Latirus polygonus, common name : short-tailed latirus, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
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Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 105 mm
Distribution
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
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