Biology:Timbellus leucas

Short description: Species of gastropod

Timbellus leucas
Shell of Timbellus leucas (oaralectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Timbellus
Species:	T. leucas
Binomial name
Timbellus leucas (Locard, 1897)
Synonyms
Murex leucas Fischer in Locard, 1897 Pterynotus leucas (Locard, 1897)

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in European waters (along Madeira) and in the Atlantic Ocean along Southern Morocco and Senegal

References

• 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

• Locard, A. (1897–1898). Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880, 1881, 1882 et 1883. Mollusques testacés. Paris, Masson. vol. 1 [1897], p. 1–516 pl. 1–22; vol. 2 [1898], p. 1–515, pl. 1–18

Wikidata ☰ Q7804616 entry