Timbellus xenos

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

Timbellus xenos
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T. xenos
Binomial name
Timbellus xenos
(Harasewych, 1982)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus xenos Harasewych, 1982 (basionym)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 6.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico

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References

  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133


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