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Latirus rugosissimus

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Latirus rugosissimus
Shell of Latirus rugosissimus (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Latirus
Species:
L. rugosissimus
Binomial name
Latirus rugosissimus
(Locard, 1897)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Clathurella rugosissima Locard, 1897

Latirus rugosissimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 27.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Madeira.

References

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  • Gofas S. (2000). Four species of the family Fasciolariidae (Gastropoda) from the North Atlantic seamounts. Journal of Conchology 37(1): 7–16
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