Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Muricinae Scientific name Pterynotus phyllopterus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Genus Timbellus Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Pterynotus, Timbellus bednalli, Pterynotus loebbeckei, Pterynotus elongatus, Pteropurpura trialata | ||
Timbellus phyllopterus, common name : the Leafy Winged Murex, 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 50 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is distributed along the Lesser Antilles and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
References
Timbellus phyllopterus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA