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Fasciolaria
Apertural view of the shell of a Fasciolaria tulipa.
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Fasciolaria

Type species
Murex tulipa
Synonyms
  • Cinctura Hollister, 1957 (synonym or subgenus of Fasciolaria.)
  • Iaeranea Rafinesque, 1815
  • Tarantinaea Monterosato, 1917

Tulip snail, or Tulip shell is the common name for eight species of large, predatory, subtropical and tropical sea snails from the Western Atlantic. These species are in the genus Fasciolaria. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle shells, tulip shells and their allies.

The word "tulip" describes the overall shape of the shells of these species, which is like that of a closed tulip flower.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Fasciolaria :[2]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ^ Lamarck J. B. (1799). Mém. Soc. H. N. Paris: 73.
  2. ^ WoRMS: Fasciolaria; accessed 7 April 2012
  • National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells
  • Malacolog info on Fasciolaria at: [3]
  • Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70.