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Timbellus lightbourni

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Timbellus lightbourni
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T. lightbourni
Binomial name
Timbellus lightbourni
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus lightbourni Harasewych & Jensen, 1979 (basionym)

Timbellus lightbourni 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 25mm and 39mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Bermudas.

References

Further reading

  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133