Timbellus lightbourni

Timbellus lightbourni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Timbellus lightbourni
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. lightbourni
Binomial name
Timbellus lightbourni
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus lightbourni Harasewych & Jensen, 1979 (basionym)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25mm and 39mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Bermudas.

References
  1. 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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