Timbellus miyokoae
| Timbellus miyokoae | |
|---|---|
| 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. miyokoae |
| Binomial name | |
| Timbellus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979 | |
Timbellus miyokoae, common name : the Miyoko Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 78 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found along the Philippines.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Timbellus miyokoae (Kosuge, 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