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Timbellus stenostoma

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Timbellus stenostoma
Shell of Timbellus stenostoma (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Timbellus
Species:
T. stenostoma
Binomial name
Timbellus stenostoma
(Houart, 1991)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus stenostoma Houart, 1991 (basionym)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 13.9 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is found off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Timbellus stenostoma (Houart, 1991). 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
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