Timbellus levii
Timbellus levii | |
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Shell of Timbellus levii (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Timbellus |
Species: | T. levii |
Binomial name | |
Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Pterynotus levii Houart, 1988 (basionym) |
Timbellus levii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 20 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is found in the Pacific Ocean along New Caledonia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2011.
- Houart, R. (1988). Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Venus. 47(3): 185-196
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133
External links
[edit]- "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) levii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.