Timbellus lightbourni
Timbellus lightbourni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Timbellus |
Species: | T. lightbourni |
Binomial name | |
Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Pterynotus lightbourni Harasewych & Jensen, 1979 (basionym) |
Timbellus lightbourni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 25mm and 39mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Bermudas.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2011.
Further reading
[edit]- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133