Timbellus radwini

Timbellus radwini, common name Radwin's Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Timbellus radwini
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. radwini
Binomial name
Timbellus radwini
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus radwini Harasewych & Jensen, 1979 (basionym)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species can be found in the Caribbean Sea along Belize and Honduras. .

References
  1. Timbellus radwini (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 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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