Timbellus crauroptera

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

Timbellus crauroptera
Shell of Timbellus crauroptera (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. crauroptera
Binomial name
Timbellus crauroptera
(Houart, 1991)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus crauroptera Houart, 1991 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 11.4-15 mm at maturity, and has a high spire with 1.5 rounded, smooth, glossy protoconch whorls with a thin, weakly erect terminal varix. The shell also has 5-6 narrow teleoconch whorls, each with three "wing-like" varicies, which curve upward, and have a narrow groove in the adapertural side. The shell also features an intervariacal axial sculpture consisting of a single, prominent node situated midway between each pair of varicial wings, which are crossed by 2-4 spiral cords on the last teleoconch whorl, as well as a spiral sculpture of 5-6 smooth cords. The aperture is small and ovate, and the columellar lip is smooth, with an abapically erect rim. The anal notch is broad, and delineated by one small denticle. The outer lip is weakly erect, with 5 strong denticles within. The siphonal canal is of moderate length for Timbellus snails, narrowly open, bent abaxially and adaperturally, with 2 small open spines. The shell is translucent white, with the largest paratype having a pale brown tip of the siphonal canal and first 2 teleoconch whorls.[2]

Distribution

This species is found in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.

References

  1. Timbellus crauroptera (Houart, 1991). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2011.
  2. Zicha, Ondrej. "BioLib: Biological library". www.biolib.cz. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  • 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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