Timbellus richeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Timbellus richeri | |
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| Shell of Timbellus richeri (paratype aty MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. richeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1986)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987 (basionym) | |
Description
editThe shell grows to a length of 30 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is found in the Coral Sea and off New Caledonia.
References
edit- ^ a b 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
- Houart, R. (2012). Timbellus richeri complex (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the southwest Pacific. Novapex. 13 (3-4): 91-101.
External links
edit- "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) richeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- Houart, R. (1987). Description of three new muricid gastropods from the south-western Pacific Ocean with comments on new geographical data. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, ser. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. ser. 4, section A, 8(4): 757-767
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