| Timbellus phyllopterus | |
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| Shell of Timbellus phyllopterus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. phyllopterus
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| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)
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| Synonyms1 | |
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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. The color of the shell can range from a tan to ivory white color.2
Distribution
This marine species is distributed along the Lesser Antilles and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Sourced primarily by divers in Guadeloupe and Martinique, but presumably also to be found at Dominica which lies between those two French islands.
References
References
- Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2011.
- "Two New Muricid Gastropods from the Tropical Americas" (PDF).
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- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133
External links
External links
- "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) phyllopterus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.