Timbellus levii

Timbellus levii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
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

The shell grows to a length of 20 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Pacific Ocean along New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1 2 Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2011.

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