Timbellus phyllopterus

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]

Timbellus phyllopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Timbellus
Species:
T. phyllopterus
Binomial name
Timbellus phyllopterus
(Lamarck, 1822)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex phyllopterus Lamarck, 1822
  • Murex rubridentatus Reeve, 1846
  • Pterynotus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)

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.

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References
  1. Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2011.
  • 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.


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