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]
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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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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