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Timbellus phyllopterus

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Timbellus phyllopterus
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T. phyllopterus
Binomial name
Timbellus phyllopterus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex phyllopterus Lamarck, 1822
  • Murex rubridentatus Reeve, 1846
  • Pterynotus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)

Timbellus phyllopterus, common name : the leafy winged murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed along the Lesser Antilles and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

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
  • "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) phyllopterus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.