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Timbellus marshalli

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Timbellus marshalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Timbellus
Species:
T. marshalli
Binomial name
Timbellus marshalli
(Houart, 1989)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus marshalli Houart, 1989 (basionym)

Timbellus marshalli 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 shell grows to a length of 25 mm (0.98 in).

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along Norfolk Island.

References

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  1. ^ a b Timbellus marshalli (Houart, 1989). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 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