Timbellus vespertilio
Species of gastropod
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Timbellus vespertilio, common name : the butterfly murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
| Timbellus vespertilio | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Timbellus |
| Species: | T. vespertilio |
| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus vespertilio (Kuroda in Kira, 1959) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 17 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found in the Pacific Ocean along Southeast Japan and the Philippines.
