Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Pterynotus havanensis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Rank Species | |
Timbellus havanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species can be found in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico; in the Atlantic Ocean from South Carolina to Brazil.
References
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