Mo. 36. FASCIOLARIA FILAMENTOSA(Banded Tulip)
Phylum : Mollusca
Class : Gastropoda
Order : Neogastropoda
Family : Fasciolariinae
Genus : Fasciolaria
Species : filamentosa
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.
IUCN Status: Not evaluated.
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