Timbellus bednalli

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

Timbellus bednalli
Lateral view of a shell of Timbellus bednalli
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. bednalli
Binomial name
Timbellus bednalli
(Brazier, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Murex bednalli Brazier, 1878(basionym)
  • Murex trigonularis Lamarck , 1822
  • Pterynotus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 32 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This species is found along North and West Australia.

References
  1. Timbellus bednalli (Brazier, 1878). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 March 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
  • "Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bednalli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 April 2011.


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