Timbellus lightbourni
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | T. lightbourni
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| Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
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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[]
The size of an adult shell varies between 25mm and 39mm.
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Distribution[]
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Bermudas.
References[]
- ^ a b Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2011.
Further reading[]
- 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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- Muricidae
- Gastropods described in 1979
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