Timbellus bednalli

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Timbellus bednalli
WLA hmns Pterynotus bednall.jpg
Lateral view of a shell of Timbellus bednalli
Scientific classification
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Muricoidea
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T. bednalli
Binomial name
Timbellus bednalli
(Brazier, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Murex bednalli Brazier, 1878(basionym)
  • Murex trigonularis Lamarck , 1822
  • Pterynotus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)

Timbellus bednalli, common name Bednall's murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.[1]

Description[]

The size of an adult shell varies between 32 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is found along North and West Australia.

References[]

  • 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[]

  • "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bednalli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 April 2011.


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