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Genus of gastropods
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.
Description
The shell is fusiform. The
spire is acuminated. The
aperture is oval, elongated, as long as the spire. The
siphonal canal is straight. The
columella is smooth, with a few oblique plaits at the fore part. The outer
lip is internally crenate.
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Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and the Digital Atlas of Ancient Life for the Neogene of the Southeastern United States, the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Fasciolaria :
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† Fasciolaria apicina Dall, 1890
Fasciolaria bullisi Lyons, 1972
Fasciolaria curvirostris (Wood, 1828)
† Fasciolaria evergladesensis E.J. Petuch, 1991
Fasciolaria insularis Fernández, 1977
Fasciolaria magna (Anton, 1838)
† Fasciolaria monocingulata Dall, 1890
† Fasciolaria okeechobensis Tucker & Wilson, 1932
† Fasciolaria rhomboidea , W.B. and H.D. Rogers, 1839
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Fasciolaria sulcata (Anton, 1838)
Fasciolaria tephrina De Souza, 2002
Fasciolaria thersites (
Reeve , 1847)
Fasciolaria tulipa (
Linnaeus ,
1758 ) - the true tulip
Species brought into synonymy
Subgenus Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis) Meek, 1876: synonym of Mesorhytis Meek, 1876: synonym of
Exilia Conrad, 1860
Subgenus Fasciolaria (Pleuroploca) P. Fischer, 1884: synonym of
Pleuroploca P. Fischer, 1884
Fasciolaria acutispsira Strebel, 1911: synonym of
Triplofusus princeps (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Fasciolaria agatha Simone & Abbate, 2005: synonym of
Fusinus agatha (Simone & Abbate, 2005)
Fasciolaria agulhasensis Tomlin, 1932: synonym of
Kilburnia agulhasensis (Tomlin, 1932)
Fasciolaria alfredensis Bartsch, 1915: synonym of
Kilburnia alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)
Fasciolaria audouini Jonas, 1846: synonym of
Pleuroploca audouini (Jonas, 1846)
Fasciolaria aurantiaca Lamarck, 1816: synonym of
Aurantilaria aurantiaca (Lamarck, 1816)
Fasciolaria badia Krauss, 1848: synonym of
Lugubrilaria badia (Krauss, 1848)
Fasciolaria bakeri Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912: synonym of
Australaria bakeri (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912)
Fasciolaria branhamae Rehder & Abbott, 1951: synonym of
Cinctura branhamae (Rehder & Abbott, 1951)
Fasciolaria clava Jonas, 1846: synonym of
Pleuroploca clava (Jonas, 1846)
Fasciolaria coronata Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Australaria coronata (Lamarck, 1822)
Fasciolaria distans auct.: synonym of Fasciolaria lilium Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of
Cinctura lilium (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
Fasciolaria dunkeri Strebel, 1912: synonym of
Kilburnia dunkeri (Strebel, 1911)
Fasciolaria ferruginea Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Filifusus filamentosus (Röding, 1798)
Fasciolaria filamentosa Lamarck, 1822: synonym of
Filifusus filamentosus (Röding, 1798)
Fasciolaria fusiformis Kiener, 1840: synonym of
Australaria fusiformis (Kiener, 1840)
Fasciolaria glabra Dunker, 1882: synonym of
Filifusus glaber (Dunker, 1882)
Fasciolaria granosa Broderip, 1832: synonym of
Pleuroploca granosa (Broderip, 1832)
Fasciolaria heynemanni Dunker, 1870: synonym of
Kilburnia heynemanni (Dunker, 1870)
Fasciolaria holcophorus Barnard, 1959: synonym of
Metzgeria holcophorus (Barnard, 1959)
Fasciolaria hollisteri Weisbord, 1962: synonym of Fasciolaria tulipa hollisteri Weisbord, 1962
Fasciolaria hunteria (G. Perry, 1811): synonym of
Cinctura hunteria (Perry, 1811)
Fasciolaria inermis Jonas, 1846: synonym of
Filifusus inermis (Jonas, 1846)
Fasciolaria ligata Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842: synonym of
Ptychatractus ligatus (Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842)
Fasciolaria lignaria (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of
Tarantinaea lignarius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fasciolaria lilium G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 - the banded tulip: synonym of
Cinctura lilium (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
Fasciolaria lischkeana Dunker, 1863: synonym of
Pleuroploca lischkeana (Dunker, 1863)
Fasciolaria lugubris A. Adams & Reeve, 1847: synonym of
Lugubrilaria lugubris (A. Adams & Reeve, 1847)
Fasciolaria papillosa auct.: synonym of
Triplofusus papillosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Fasciolaria ponderosa Jonas, 1850: synonym of
Pleuroploca ponderosa (Jonas, 1850)
Fasciolaria porphyrostoma Reeve, 1847: synonym of
Afer porphyrostoma (Reeve, 1847)
Fasciolaria princeps G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of
Triplofusus princeps (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Fasciolaria purpurea Jonas, 1849: synonym of
Pleuroploca purpurea (Jonas, 1849)
Fasciolaria reevei Jonas, 1850: synonym of
Triplofusus papillosus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
Fasciolaria rutila Watson, 1882: synonym of
Africolaria rutila (Watson, 1882)
Fasciolaria scholvieni Strebel, 1912: synonym of
Kilburnia scholvieni (Strebel, 1911)
Fasciolaria spirorbula Menke, 1829: synonym of
Latirus spirorbulus (Menke, 1829)
Fasciolaria strebeli Fulton, 1930: synonym of
Kilburnia strebeli (Fulton, 1930)
Fasciolaria thersites (Reeve, 1847): synonym of
Africolaria thersites (Reeve, 1847)
Fasciolaria trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of
Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fasciolaria tuberculata (Anton, 1838): synonym of
Turbinella tuberculata Anton, 1838
Fasciolaria valenciennesii Kiener, 1840: synonym of
Granolaria valenciennesii (Kiener, 1840)
Fasciolaria walleri Ladd, 1976: synonym of
Euthria walleri (Ladd, 1976)
Fasciolaria wattersae Kilburn, 1974: synonym of
Africolaria wattersae (Kilburn, 1974)
References
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells
Malacolog info on Fasciolaria at:
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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.
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