Mollusks · La Saladita, Guerrero

Thorn Latirus

Opeatostoma pseudodon

Spanish: Caracol Tulipan espinoso

Thorn Latirus (Opeatostoma pseudodon)
Photographed by ale88888 on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Opeatostoma pseudodon, common name the Thorn Latirus or Banded Tooth Latirus or Red Footed Conch, is a species of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the tulip snails and spindle snails.

TaxonomyGastropoda › Neogastropoda › Fasciolariidae
Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records274 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2024 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Thorn Latirus (Opeatostoma pseudodon) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/opeatostoma-pseudodon/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.