Dolicholatirus bairstowi

Dolicholatirus bairstowi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Dolicholatirus bairstowi
Apertural view of Dolicholatirus bairstowi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Peristerniinae
Genus:
Dolicholatirus
Species:
D. bairstowi
Binomial name
Dolicholatirus bairstowi
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1886)
Synonyms[1]

Latirus bairstowi G.B. Sowerby III, 1886

Description

The shell size varies between 18 mm and 37 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed along KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

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References
  1. Dolicholatirus bairstowi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 November 2010.
  • Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 2189: 1–218.
  • Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. pp. 106–137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
  • "Dolicholatirus bairstowi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010.


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