Timbellus marshalli

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

Timbellus marshalli
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. marshalli
Binomial name
Timbellus marshalli
(Houart, 1989)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus marshalli Houart, 1989 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 25 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Norfolk Island.

References
  1. Timbellus marshalli (Houart, 1989). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 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


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