Latirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
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The turreted shell is fusiform and is umbilicate. The spire is produced with nodulous whorls. The aperture is oval-oblong. The outer lip is thin and crenulated. The columella is straight, with two or three small oblique plaits in front. [2]
Species within the genus Latirus include:
- Latirus abnormis G.B. Sowerby III, 1849[3]
- Latirus acuminatus (Kiener, 1840)[4]
- Latirus alboapicatus Smith, 1902[5]
- Latirus amplustre (Dillwyn, 1817)[6]
- Latirus andamanicus Smith, 1894[7]
- Latirus anosyanus Bozzetti, 2018
- Latirus barclayi (Reeve, 1847)[8]
- Latirus belcheri (Reeve, 1847)[9]
- Latirus castaneus (Gray, 1839)[10]
- Latirus constrictus (Koch, 1845)[11]
- Latirus deynzerorum Emerson & Sage, 1990[12]
- † Latirus elachistus Lozouet, 1999
- Latirus elegans Adams, 1855[13]
- Latirus fallax (Küster & Kobelt, 1874) [14]
- Latirus fenestratus (Anton, 1838)[15] (nomen dubium)
- Latirus filamentosus (Küster & Kobelt, 1874)[16]
- Latirus filmerae (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)[17]
- Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791)[18]
- Latirus granatus (Koch, 1845)[19]
- Latirus hesterae Melvill, 1891[20]
- Latirus impressus (Anton, 1838)[21] (nomen dubium)
- † Latirus lhommei Staadt, 1908
- Latirus lignosus (Gmelin, 1791)[22]
- Latirus maculatus (Reeve, 1847)[23]
- Latirus mannophorus (Melvill, 1891)[24]
- Latirus marrowi Lyons & Snyder, 2015
- Latirus maxwelli (Pilsbry, 1939)[25]
- Latirus meli Bozzetti, 2014
- † Latirus metalleus Lozouet, 1999
- Latirus minutisquamosus (Reeve, 1848)[26]
- Latirus modestus (Philippi, 1844)[27]
- Latirus nassoides (Reeve, 1847)[28]
- Latirus niger Odhner, 1917[29]
- Latirus ornatus Lyons & Snyder, 2015
- Latirus philberti (Récluz, 1844)
- Latirus philippinensis Snyder, 2003[30]
- Latirus pictus (Reeve, 1847)[31]
- Latirus plicatulus (Anton, 1838)[32] (nomen dubium)
- Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791)[33]
- Latirus poppei Lyons & Snyder, 2015
- † Latirus pseudoaturensis Lozouet, 1999
- Latirus pulleini Verco, 1895[34]
- Latirus purpuroides (Lesson, 1842)[35]
- Latirus rhodostoma (Adams, 1855)[36]
- Latirus rousi G.B. Sowerby III, 1886[37]
- Latirus rufus (Reeve, 1848)[38]
- Latirus rugosissimus (Locard, 1897)[39]
- Latirus singularis G.B. Sowerby III, 1903[40]
- Latirus spinosus (Philippi, 1845)[41]
- Latirus spirorbulus (Menke, 1829)[42]
- Latirus stenomphalus Habe & Kosuge, 1966[43]
- Latirus strangei (Adams, 1855)[44]
- Latirus tenuistratus Sowerby[45]
- Latirus tigroides Kilburn, 1975[46]
- Latirus troscheli Löbbecke, 1882[47]
- Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842)
- Latirus vischii Bozzetti, 2008[48]
- Latirus walkeri Melvill, 1894[49]
- Latirus williamlyonsi Petuch & Sargent, 2011
- Latirus xantochrous (Tapparone-Canefri, 1881)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Latirus abbotti Snyder, 2003:[50] synonym of Polygona abbotti
- Latirus aldeynzeri Garcia, 2001:[51] synonym of Hemipolygona aldeynzeri
- Latirus anapetes Woodring, 1964:[52] synonym of Polygona anapetes (Woodring, 1964)
- Latirus angulatus (Röding, 1798):[53] synonym of Polygona angulata
- Latirus annulata Röding, 1798:[54] synonym of Pustulatirus annulatus
- Latirus armatus Adams A., 1854:[55] synonym of Hemipolygona armata
- Latirus attenuata (Reeve, 1847):[56] synonym of Pustulatirus attenuatus (Reeve, 1847)
- Latirus aurantiacus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Latirus australiensis Reeve:[57] synonym of Peristernia australiensis
- Latirus bairstowi G.B. Sowerby III, 1886:[58] synonym of Dolicholatirus bairstowi
- Latirus balicasagensis Bozzetti, 1997:[59] synonym of Fusolatirus balicasagensis
- Latirus bayeri Petuch, 2001:[60] synonym of Polygona bayeri
- Latirus beckyae Snyder, 2000:[61] synonym of Hemipolygona beckyae
- Latirus bernadensis Bullock, 1947:[62] synonym of Polygona bernadensis (Bullock, 1974) (original combination)
- Latirus bonnieae Smythe, 1985:[63] synonym of Hemipolygona bonnieae
- Latirus brazieri Angas:[64] synonym of Nodopelagia brazieri
- Latirus brinkae Lussi, 1996:[65] synonym of Fusolatirus brinkae (Lussi, 1996) (original combination)
- Latirus candelabrum (Reeve, 1847):[66] synonym of Latirus philberti (Récluz, 1844)
- Latirus carinifer (Lamarck, 1816):[67] synonym of Hemipolygona carinifera
- Latirus carotianus Tapparone-Canefri, 1879:[68] synonym of Peristernia carotiana (Tapparone Canefri, 1881) (original combination)
- Latirus carpentariensis Hedley, 1812:[69] synonym of Fusolatirus paetelianus (Kobelt, 1874) (junior synonym)
- Latirus centrifugus (Dall, 1915):[70] synonym of Hemipolygona centrifuga
- Latirus clausicaudatus (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Crassibougia clausicaudata (Hinds, 1844)
- Latirus cloveri Snyder, 2003:[71] synonym of Fusolatirus suduirauti
- Latirus clovery Snyder, 2003 : wrong spelling of Latirus cloveri
- Latirus concentrica (Reeve, 1847):[72] synonym of Polygona concentrica
- Latirus concinnus Tapparone-Canefri, 1880:[73] synonym of Latirus maculatus var. concinna Tapparone-Canefri, 1880 [74]
- Latirus cuna Petuch, 1990:[75] synonym of Hemipolygona cuna
- Latirus devyanae Rios, Costa & Calvo, 1994:[76] synonym of Polygona devyanae (Rios, Costa & Calvo, 1994)
- Latirus elsiae Kilburn, 1975:[77] synonym of Fusolatirus elsiae
- Latirus eppi Melvill, 1891:[78] synonym of Pustulatirus eppi
- Latirus ernesti Melvill, 1910:[79] synonym of Teralatirus ernesti
- Latirus fastigium (Reeve, 1847):[80] synonym of Benimakia fastigium (Reeve, 1847)
- Latirus filosa (Schubert & Wagner, 1829):[81] wrong name for Latirus filosus
- Latirus filosus (Schubert & Wagner, 1829):[82] synonym of Polygona filosa
- Latirus flavidus Adams, 1855:[83] synonym of Benimakia flavida (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination)
- Latirus formosior Melvill, 1891:[84] synonym of Fusolatirus formosior
- Latirus hemphilli Hertlein & Strong, 1951:[85] synonym of Pustulatirus hemphilli
- Latirus infundibulum (Gmelin, 1791):[86] synonym of Polygona infundibula
- Latirus iris (Lightfoot, 1786):[87] synonym of Turrilatirus iris
- Latirus jucundus McGinty, 1940:[88] synonym of Polygona jucunda
- Latirus kandai Kuroda, 1950:[89] synonym of Fusolatirus kandai
- Latirus labronicus (Monterosato, 1884):[90] synonym of Fusinus labronicus
- Latirus lacteum Matthews-Cascou, Matthews & Rocha, 1991:[91] synonym of Polygona lactea
- Latirus lanceolatus (Reeve, 1847):[92] synonym of Benimakia lanceolata (Reeve, 1847)
- Latirus lautus (Reeve, 1847):[93] synonym of Turrilatirus lautus (Reeve, 1847)
- Latirus martini Snyder, 1988:[94] synonym of Polygona martini
- Latirus maximus G. B. Sowerby, 1893:[95] synonym of Viridifusus maximus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1893)
- Latirus mcmurrayi Clench & Aguayo, 1941:[96] synonym of Bullockus mcmurrayi (Clench & Aguayo, 1941)
- Latirus mediamericanus Hertlein & Strong, 1951:[97] synonym of Pustulatirus mediamericanus
- Latirus mollis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1913):[98] synonym of Viridifusus mollis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)
- Latirus mosselensis Tomlin, 1932:[99] synonym of Hemipolygona mosselensis
- Latirus nassatula Lamarck:[100] synonym of Peristernia nassatula
- Latirus nematus Woodring, 1928:[101] synonym of Polygona nemata (Woodring, 1928)
- Latirus ogum Petuch, 1979:[102] synonym of Pustulatirus ogum (Petuch, 1979)
- Latirus praestantior Melvill, 1892:[103] synonym of Pustulatirus praestantior
- Latirus profetai (Nofroni, 1982):[104] synonym of Fusinus profetai
- Latirus paeteliana (Küster & Kobelt, 1874):[105] synonym of Fusolatirus paetelianus
- Latirus pagodaeformis (Melvill, 1899):[106] synonym of Fusolatirus pagodaeformis
- Latirus pearsoni Snyder, 2002:[107] synonym of Fusolatirus pearsoni
- Latirus recurvirostra (Schubert & Wagner, 1829):[108] synonym of Hemipolygona recurvirostra
- Latirus rosadoi Bozzetti, 2002:[109] synonym of Benimakia rosadoi (Bozzetti, 2002)
- Latirus rosaponti (Lesson, 1842):[110] synonym of Nodolatirus nodatus (Gmelin, 1791)
- Latirus sanguiflua (Reeve, 1847):[111] synonym of Turrilatirus sanguifluus
- Latirus sanguineus (Wood, 1828):[112] synonym of Pustulatirus sanguineus
- Latirus sarinae Snyder, 2003:[113] synonym of Fusolatirus sarinae
- Latirus socorroensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951:[114] synonym of Polygona socorroensis
- Latirus staminatus Garrard, 1966:[115] synonym of Granulifusus staminatus (Garrard, 1966)
- Latirus suduirauti (Fraussen, 2003):[116] synonym of Fusolatirus suduirauti
- Latirus tumens Carpenter, 1856:[117] synonym of Polygona tumens
- Latirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791):[118] synonym of Turrilatirus turritus
- Latirus unifasciatus (Wood, 1828):[119] synonym of Tarantinaea lignaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Latirus varai Bullock, 1970:[120] synonym of Hemipolygona varai
- Latirus vermeiji Petuch, 1986:[121] synonym of Polygona vermeiji (Petuch, 1986)
- Latirus virginensis Abbott, 1958:[122] synonym of Pustulatirus virginensis
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