Latirus vexillulum
| Latirus vexillulum | |
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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. 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
[edit]The size of the shell varies up to 50 mm (2.0 in) and is biconic, containing nine whorls.[citation needed]
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Distribution
[edit]All instances of this marine species have occurred in Caroline Island, Southern Line Islands, Kiribati.[2]
History
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References
[edit]- ^ "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
[edit]- Lyons, W. G. & Snyder, M. A. (2015). %5bde "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.
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