Timbellus lightbourni
Species of sea snail
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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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. lightbourni |
| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pterynotus lightbourni Harasewych & Jensen, 1979 (basionym) | |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25mm and 39mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the Bermudas.
