Timbellus guesti

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Timbellus guesti
Scientific classification
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Muricoidea
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T. guesti
Binomial name
Timbellus guesti
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus guesti Harasewych & Jensen, 1979 (basionym)

Timbellus guesti, common name : the Guest's 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 23 mm and 29 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida Keys.

References[]

  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • 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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