Latirulus fasciatus

Latirulus fasciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Latirulus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Genus:
Latirulus
Species:
L. fasciatus
Binomial name
Latirulus fasciatus
Habe & Okutani, 1968

Description

The snails are small, with their shells averaging 60 millimeters long. The shells can be white, with thin brown stripes going around the circumference of their shells, or a mottled brown. They live in island areas in the Pacific Ocean, such as in Hawaii or Japan.


References
  1. Latirulus fasciatus Habe & Okutani, 1968. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.


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