Latirus philberti, common name Philbert's Peristernia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
| Latirus philberti | |
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| Shell of Latirus philberti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Latirus |
| Species: | L. philberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Latirus philberti (Récluz, 1844)
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 24 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References edit
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Latirus philberti (Récluz, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819535 on 26 April 2021
- Snyder M.A. & Lyons W.G. (2014). Rectifications regarding two fasciolariid names introduced by Récluz, 1844 and taxa to which those names have been related (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Peristerniinae). Novapex. 15(3–4): 51–61
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