Timbellus lightbourni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Timbellus lightbourni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. lightbourni
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| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pterynotus lightbourni Harasewych & Jensen, 1979 (basionym) | |
Description edit
The size of an adult shell varies between 25mm and 39mm.
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Distribution edit
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Bermudas.
References edit
- ^ a b Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 April 2011.
Further reading edit
- 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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