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.

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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