Latirus polygonus

Latirus polygonus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Latirus
Species:	L. polygonus
Binomial name
	Latirus polygonus; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Murex polygonus Gmelin, 1791; Fusus polyedros Röding, P.F., 1798; Cymatium annulatum Link, H.F., 1807; Murex lignarius Perry, G., 1811; Latirus polygonus tessellata (f) Küster, H.C. & W. Kobelt, 1874;

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]

Description

The shell size varies between 25 mm and 105 mm

Distribution

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

^ ^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

Photos of Latirus polygonus on Sealife Collection

[WoRMS-1] Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.

[2] "Latirus polygonus polygonus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.

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