Biology:Timbellus atlantideus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Timbellus atlantideus | |
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| Shell of Timbellus atlantideus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. atlantideus
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| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus atlantideus (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Pterynotus atlantideus Bouchet & Warén, 1985 (basionym) | |
Timbellus atlantideus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores and in European waters.
References
- ↑ Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1985). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 1: 121–296. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Timbellus atlantideus (Bouchet & Warén, 1985). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2011.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q7804604 entry
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