Latirus vexillulum
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| taxon = Latirus vexillulum
| authority = Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842)
| synonyms = * "Turbinella vexillulum" Reeve, 1842
- "Turbinellus vexillulum" Reeve, 1842
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Latirus vexillulum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842) |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994376 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.marinespecies.org |language=en}}
Description
The size of the shell varies up to 50 mm (2.0 in) and is biconic, containing nine whorls.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}
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Distribution
All instances of this marine species have occurred in Caroline Island, Southern Line Islands, Kiribati.{{Cite web |title=Latirus vexillulum - The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database |url=https://recentlyextinctspecies.com/caenogastropoda/latirus-vexillulum |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=recentlyextinctspecies.com}}
History
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External links
- {{cite journal |last1=Lyons, W. G. & Snyder, M. A. |title=Rediscovery and redescription of Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842) (Gastropoda: Fasciolariidae: Peristerniinae). |journal=Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia |date=2015 |volume=164 |issue=1 |pages=31–35 |doi=10.1635/053.164.0106 |bibcode=2015PANSP.164...31L |url=http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1635/053.164.0106 [de|url-access=subscription }}
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