Hesperaptyxis luteopictus (Dall, 1877) is a animal in the Fasciolariidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hesperaptyxis luteopictus (Dall, 1877)

Hesperaptyxis luteopictus (Dall, 1877)

Hesperaptyxis luteopictus is a species of marine gastropod sea snail in the family Fasciolariidae.

Genus
Hesperaptyxis
Order
Neogastropoda
Class
Gastropoda

About Hesperaptyxis luteopictus (Dall, 1877)

Hesperaptyxis luteopictus, originally described by Dall in 1877 under the basionym that forms its current scientific combination, is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk that belongs to the family Fasciolariidae, a group that includes spindle snails, tulip snails, and their close relatives.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Neogastropoda Fasciolariidae Hesperaptyxis

More from Fasciolariidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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