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]
| Latirus rugosissimus | |
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| Shell of Latirus rugosissimus (syntype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Genus: | Latirus |
| Species: | L. rugosissimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Latirus rugosissimus | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Clathurella rugosissima Locard, 1897 | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 27.2 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Madeira.
References edit
- ^ Locard, A. (1897) Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. Mollusques testacés. Vol. 1. Masson, Paris, 516 pp., 22 pls.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ a b Latirus rugosissimus (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2010.
- 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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