Timbellus phyllopterus

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Timbellus phyllopterus
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Shell of 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]
  • Murex phyllopterus Lamarck, 1822
  • Murex rubridentatus Reeve, 1846
  • Pterynotus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)

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.
Sourced primarily by divers in Guadeloupe and Martinique, but presumably also to be found at Dominica which lies between those two French islands.

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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

External links[]

  • "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) phyllopterus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.


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