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Timbellus atlantideus

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Timbellus atlantideus
Shell of Timbellus atlantideus (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. atlantideus
Binomial name
Timbellus atlantideus
(Bouchet & Warén, 1985)[1]
Synonyms[2]

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

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The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

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This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along the Azores and in European waters.

References

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  • 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
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