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Banded Tulip (western)

Cinctura lilium

Classification

Cinctura lilium, common name the banded tulip, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Shell description The banded tulip shell does not grow as large as that of the true tulip, Fasciolaria tulipa. The color pattern is also different: the color splotches appear as a redder color (blue in rare areas) and the stripes that give the banded tulip its name are much further apart.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 68Mexico · 2