Timbellus richeri

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

Timbellus richeri
Shell of Timbellus richeri (paratype aty 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. richeri
Binomial name
Timbellus richeri
(Houart, 1986)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 30 mm.

Distribution

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

References

  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133
  • Houart, R. (2012). Timbellus richeri complex (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the southwest Pacific. Novapex. 13 (3-4): 91-101.
  • "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) richeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  • Houart, R. (1987). Description of three new muricid gastropods from the south-western Pacific Ocean with comments on new geographical data. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, ser. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. ser. 4, section A, 8(4): 757-767


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