Timbellus levii
| Timbellus levii | |
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| Shell of Timbellus levii (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. levii
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| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pterynotus levii Houart, 1988 (basionym) | |
Timbellus levii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell grows to a length of 20 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is found in the Pacific Ocean along New Caledonia.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2011.
- Houart, R. (1988). Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. Venus. 47(3): 185-196
- 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
[edit]- "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) levii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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