Timbellus phyllopterus
| Timbellus phyllopterus | |
|---|---|
| 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. phyllopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Timbellus phyllopterus, common name : the Leafy Winged Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is distributed along the Lesser Antilles and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References
- 1 2 Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2011.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133
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