Biology:Timbellus richeri

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Timbellus richeri
Timbellus richeri (MNHN-IM-2000-919) 002.jpeg
Shell of Timbellus richeri (paratype aty MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Timbellus
Species:
T. richeri
Binomial name
Timbellus richeri
(Houart, 1986)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987 (basionym)

Timbellus richeri 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 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1986). 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
  • Houart, R. (2012). Timbellus richeri complex (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the southwest Pacific. Novapex. 13 (3-4): 91-101.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7804624 entry