Timbellus xenos
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | T. xenos
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| Timbellus xenos (Harasewych, 1982)
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Pterynotus xenos Harasewych, 1982 (basionym) | |
Timbellus xenos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description[]
The shell grows to a length of 6.3 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species is found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
References[]
- ^ a b Timbellus xenos (Harasewych, 1982). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2011.
- 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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