Latirus philberti

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
Shell of Latirus philberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Latirus
Species:
L. philberti
Binomial name
Latirus philberti
(Récluz, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Latirus candelabrum (Reeve, 1847)
  • Peristernia philberti (Récluz, 1844)
  • Turbinella candelabrum Reeve, 1847
  • Turbinella philberti Récluz, 1844 (original combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 24 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  1. 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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