Timbellus crauroptera
| Timbellus crauropteras | |
|---|---|
| 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. crauroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus crauroptera (Houart, 1991) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Pterynotus crauroptera Houart, 1991 (basionym) | |
Timbellus crauroptera 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 10 mm.
Distribution
This species is found in the Coral Sea and along New Caledonia.
References
- 1 2 Timbellus crauroptera (Houart, 1991) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 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
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