Timbellus phyllopterus
Species of gastropod
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timbellus phyllopterus, common name : the leafy winged murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Timbellus phyllopterus | |
|---|---|
| |
| Shell of Timbellus phyllopterus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. phyllopterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm. The color of the shell can range from a tan to ivory white color[2].
Distribution
This marine species is distributed along the Lesser Antilles and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Sourced primarily by divers in Guadeloupe and Martinique, but presumably also to be found at Dominica which lies between those two French islands.
