Latirus

Latirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Description
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.

Species
Species within the genus Latirus include:


 * Latirus abnormis G.B. Sowerby III, 1849
 * Latirus acuminatus (Kiener, 1840)
 * Latirus alboapicatus Smith, 1902
 * Latirus amplustre (Dillwyn, 1817)
 * Latirus andamanicus Smith, 1894
 * Latirus anosyanus Bozzetti, 2018
 * Latirus barclayi (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus belcheri (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus castaneus (Gray, 1839)
 * Latirus constrictus (Koch, 1845)
 * Latirus deynzerorum Emerson & Sage, 1990
 * † Latirus elachistus Lozouet, 1999
 * Latirus elegans Adams, 1855
 * Latirus fallax (Küster & Kobelt, 1874)
 * Latirus fenestratus (Anton, 1838) (nomen dubium)
 * Latirus filamentosus (Küster & Kobelt, 1874)
 * Latirus filmerae (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900)
 * Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Latirus granatus (Koch, 1845)
 * Latirus hesterae Melvill, 1891
 * Latirus impressus (Anton, 1838) (nomen dubium)
 * † Latirus lhommei Staadt, 1908
 * Latirus lignosus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Latirus maculatus (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus mannophorus (Melvill, 1891)
 * Latirus marrowi Lyons & Snyder, 2015
 * Latirus maxwelli (Pilsbry, 1939)
 * Latirus meli Bozzetti, 2014
 * † Latirus metalleus Lozouet, 1999
 * Latirus minutisquamosus (Reeve, 1848)
 * Latirus modestus (Philippi, 1844)
 * Latirus nassoides (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus niger Odhner, 1917
 * Latirus ornatus Lyons & Snyder, 2015
 * Latirus philberti (Récluz, 1844)
 * Latirus philippinensis Snyder, 2003
 * Latirus pictus (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus plicatulus (Anton, 1838) (nomen dubium)
 * Latirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Latirus poppei Lyons & Snyder, 2015
 * † Latirus pseudoaturensis Lozouet, 1999
 * Latirus pulleini Verco, 1895
 * Latirus purpuroides (Lesson, 1842)
 * Latirus rhodostoma (Adams, 1855)
 * Latirus rousi G.B. Sowerby III, 1886
 * Latirus rufus (Reeve, 1848)
 * Latirus rugosissimus (Locard, 1897)
 * Latirus singularis G.B. Sowerby III, 1903
 * Latirus spinosus (Philippi, 1845)
 * Latirus spirorbulus (Menke, 1829)
 * Latirus stenomphalus Habe & Kosuge, 1966
 * Latirus strangei (Adams, 1855)
 * Latirus tenuistratus Sowerby
 * Latirus tigroides Kilburn, 1975
 * Latirus troscheli Löbbecke, 1882
 * Latirus vexillulum (Reeve, 1842)
 * Latirus vischii Bozzetti, 2008
 * Latirus walkeri Melvill, 1894
 * Latirus williamlyonsi Petuch & Sargent, 2011
 * Latirus xantochrous (Tapparone-Canefri, 1881)


 * Species brought into synonymy :


 * Latirus abbotti Snyder, 2003: synonym of Polygona abbotti
 * Latirus aldeynzeri Garcia, 2001: synonym of Hemipolygona aldeynzeri
 * Latirus anapetes Woodring, 1964: synonym of Polygona anapetes (Woodring, 1964)
 * Latirus angulatus (Röding, 1798): synonym of Polygona angulata
 * Latirus annulata Röding, 1798: synonym of Pustulatirus annulatus
 * Latirus armatus Adams A., 1854: synonym of Hemipolygona armata
 * Latirus attenuata (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Pustulatirus attenuatus (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus aurantiacus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Latirus gibbulus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Latirus australiensis Reeve: synonym of Peristernia australiensis
 * Latirus bairstowi G.B. Sowerby III, 1886: synonym of Dolicholatirus bairstowi
 * Latirus balicasagensis Bozzetti, 1997: synonym of Fusolatirus balicasagensis
 * Latirus bayeri Petuch, 2001: synonym of Polygona bayeri
 * Latirus beckyae Snyder, 2000: synonym of Hemipolygona beckyae
 * Latirus bernadensis Bullock, 1947 : synonym of Polygona bernadensis (Bullock, 1974) (original combination)
 * Latirus bonnieae Smythe, 1985: synonym of Hemipolygona bonnieae
 * Latirus brazieri Angas: synonym of Nodopelagia brazieri
 * Latirus brinkae Lussi, 1996 : synonym of Fusolatirus brinkae (Lussi, 1996) (original combination)
 * Latirus candelabrum (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Latirus philberti (Récluz, 1844)
 * Latirus carinifer (Lamarck, 1816): synonym of Hemipolygona carinifera
 * Latirus carotianus Tapparone-Canefri, 1879: synonym of Peristernia carotiana (Tapparone Canefri, 1881) (original combination)
 * Latirus carpentariensis Hedley, 1812: synonym of Fusolatirus paetelianus (Kobelt, 1874) (junior synonym)
 * Latirus centrifugus (Dall, 1915): synonym of Hemipolygona centrifuga
 * Latirus clausicaudatus (Hinds, 1844): synonym of Crassibougia clausicaudata (Hinds, 1844)
 * Latirus cloveri Snyder, 2003: synonym of Fusolatirus suduirauti
 * Latirus clovery Snyder, 2003 : wrong spelling of Latirus cloveri
 * Latirus concentrica (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Polygona concentrica
 * Latirus concinnus Tapparone-Canefri, 1880: synonym of Latirus maculatus var. concinna Tapparone-Canefri, 1880
 * Latirus cuna Petuch, 1990: synonym of Hemipolygona cuna
 * Latirus devyanae Rios, Costa & Calvo, 1994: synonym of Polygona devyanae (Rios, Costa & Calvo, 1994)
 * Latirus elsiae Kilburn, 1975: synonym of Fusolatirus elsiae
 * Latirus eppi Melvill, 1891: synonym of Pustulatirus eppi
 * Latirus ernesti Melvill, 1910: synonym of Teralatirus ernesti
 * Latirus fastigium (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Benimakia fastigium (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus filosa (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): wrong name for Latirus filosus
 * Latirus filosus (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): synonym of Polygona filosa
 * Latirus flavidus Adams, 1855: synonym of Benimakia flavida (A. Adams, 1855) (original combination)
 * Latirus formosior Melvill, 1891: synonym of Fusolatirus formosior
 * Latirus hemphilli Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of Pustulatirus hemphilli
 * Latirus infundibulum (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Polygona infundibula
 * Latirus iris (Lightfoot, 1786): synonym of Turrilatirus iris
 * Latirus jucundus McGinty, 1940: synonym of Polygona jucunda
 * Latirus kandai Kuroda, 1950: synonym of Fusolatirus kandai
 * Latirus labronicus (Monterosato, 1884): synonym of Fusinus labronicus
 * Latirus lacteum Matthews-Cascou, Matthews & Rocha, 1991: synonym of Polygona lactea
 * Latirus lanceolatus (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Benimakia lanceolata (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus lautus (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Turrilatirus lautus (Reeve, 1847)
 * Latirus martini Snyder, 1988: synonym of Polygona martini
 * Latirus maximus G. B. Sowerby, 1893: synonym of Viridifusus maximus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1893)
 * Latirus mcmurrayi Clench & Aguayo, 1941: synonym of Bullockus mcmurrayi (Clench & Aguayo, 1941)
 * Latirus mediamericanus Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of Pustulatirus mediamericanus
 * Latirus mollis (G.B. Sowerby III, 1913): synonym of Viridifusus mollis (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913)
 * Latirus mosselensis Tomlin, 1932: synonym of Hemipolygona mosselensis
 * Latirus nassatula Lamarck: synonym of Peristernia nassatula
 * Latirus nematus Woodring, 1928: synonym of Polygona nemata (Woodring, 1928)
 * Latirus ogum Petuch, 1979: synonym of Pustulatirus ogum (Petuch, 1979)
 * Latirus praestantior Melvill, 1892: synonym of Pustulatirus praestantior
 * Latirus profetai (Nofroni, 1982): synonym of Fusinus profetai
 * Latirus paeteliana (Küster & Kobelt, 1874): synonym of Fusolatirus paetelianus
 * Latirus pagodaeformis (Melvill, 1899): synonym of Fusolatirus pagodaeformis
 * Latirus pearsoni Snyder, 2002: synonym of Fusolatirus pearsoni
 * Latirus recurvirostra (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): synonym of Hemipolygona recurvirostra
 * Latirus rosadoi Bozzetti, 2002: synonym of Benimakia rosadoi (Bozzetti, 2002)
 * Latirus rosaponti (Lesson, 1842): synonym of Nodolatirus nodatus (Gmelin, 1791)
 * Latirus sanguiflua (Reeve, 1847): synonym of Turrilatirus sanguifluus
 * Latirus sanguineus (Wood, 1828): synonym of Pustulatirus sanguineus
 * Latirus sarinae Snyder, 2003: synonym of Fusolatirus sarinae
 * Latirus socorroensis Hertlein & Strong, 1951: synonym of Polygona socorroensis
 * Latirus staminatus Garrard, 1966: synonym of Granulifusus staminatus (Garrard, 1966)
 * Latirus suduirauti (Fraussen, 2003): synonym of Fusolatirus suduirauti
 * Latirus tumens Carpenter, 1856: synonym of Polygona tumens
 * Latirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Turrilatirus turritus
 * Latirus unifasciatus (Wood, 1828): synonym of Tarantinaea lignaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Latirus varai Bullock, 1970: synonym of Hemipolygona varai
 * Latirus vermeiji Petuch, 1986: synonym of Polygona vermeiji (Petuch, 1986)
 * Latirus virginensis Abbott, 1958: synonym of Pustulatirus virginensis