Timbellus richeri

Timbellus richeri
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. richeri
Binomial name
	Timbellus richeri; (Houart, 1986)
Synonyms[1]
	Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987 (basionym)

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 30 mm.

Distribution

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

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References

Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1986). 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

External links

"Pterynotus (Pterynotus) richeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1986). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2011.