Timbellus havanensis

Timbellus havanensis
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. havanensis
Binomial name
Timbellus havanensis
(Vokes, 1970à
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex (Pteronotus) tristichus Dall, 1889
  • Murex pygmaeus Bush, K.J., 1893
  • Pteropurpura tristica Dall, W.H., 1927
  • Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae Vokes, E.H., 1970
  • Pterynotus havanensis Vokes, 1970 (basionym)

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species can be found in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean from South Carolina to Brazil.

References


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