''Timbellus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the
family
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Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Timbellus'' include:
* † ''
Timbellus arenarius''
(Steuer, 1912)
* ''
Timbellus atlantideus
''Timbellus atlantideus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This speci ...
''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
*† ''
Timbellus barattus''
(De Gregorio, 1895)
* ''
Timbellus bednalli''
(Brazier, 1878)
* ''
Timbellus bilobatus''
Houart, 2012
* † ''
Timbellus brevicauda''
(Hébert, 1849)
* †''
Timbellus calvus''
(Tate, 1888)
* † ''
Timbellus capitaneus''
Pacaud, Goret & Ledon, 2017
* ''
Timbellus corbariae''
Houart, 2015
* ''
Timbellus crauroptera''
(Houart, 1991)
* † ''
Timbellus crenulatus
''Timbellus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Timbellus'' include:
* † '' Timbellus arenarius'' (Steuer, 1912)
* ''Timbellus ...
''
(Röding, 1798)
* † ''
Timbellus danapris''
Pacaud, 2018
* † ''
Timbellus detritus''
(Koenen, 1890)
* ''
Timbellus emilyae''
(Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007)
* ''
Timbellus fernandezi
''Timbellus fernandezi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as m ...
''
(Houart, 2000)
* ''
Timbellus flemingi
''Timbellus flemingi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
This marine species is found along New Zealand
New Zealand () is an isl ...
''
(Beu, 1967)
* ''
Timbellus fulgens
''Timbellus fulgens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacif ...
''
(Houart, 1988)
* ''
Timbellus goniodes
''Timbellus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Timbellus'' include:
* † '' Timbellus arenarius'' (Steuer, 1912)
* ''Timbellus ...
''
Houart & Héros, 2015
* ''
Timbellus guesti
''Timbellus guesti'', common name : the Guest's murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 23 mm and 29 ...
''
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
* ''
Timbellus havanensis
''Timbellus havanensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 7 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This species ...
''
(Vokes, 1970)
* † ''
Timbellus kaiparaensis
''Timbellus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Timbellus'' include:
* † '' Timbellus arenarius'' (Steuer, 1912)
* ''Timbellus ...
''
(C. A. Fleming, 1962)
* †''
Timbellus laetificus
''Timbellus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Timbellus'' include:
* † '' Timbellus arenarius'' (Steuer, 1912)
* ''Timbellus ...
''
(Finlay, 1930)
* † ''
Timbellus latifolius
''Timbellus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Timbellus'' include:
* † '' Timbellus arenarius'' (Steuer, 1912)
* ''Timbellus ...
''
(Bellardi, 1872)
* ''
Timbellus leucas
''Timbellus leucas'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 25 mm and 47 mm.
Distribution
This species is ...
''
(Locard, 1897)
* ''
Timbellus levii''
(Houart, 1988)
* ''
Timbellus lightbourni''
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
* ''
Timbellus marshalli''
(Houart, 1989)
* † ''
Timbellus micropterus''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* † ''
Timbellus moguntiacus''
(R. Janssen, 1979)
* ''
Timbellus pannuceus''
Houart & Héros, 2015
* † ''
Timbellus perlongus''
(Bellardi, 1873)
* ''
Timbellus phaneus''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Timbellus phyllopterus''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Timbellus priabonicus''
Pacaud, 2018
* ''
Timbellus radwini''
(Harasewych & Jensen, 1979)
* ''
Timbellus richeri''
(Houart, 1987)
* ''
Timbellus rubidus''
(Houart, 2001)
* ''
Timbellus stenostoma'' (Houart, 1991)
* ''
Timbellus sublimis''
Houart, 2012
* † ''
Timbellus swainsoni''
(Michelotti, 1841)
* † ''
Timbellus tripteroides''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Timbellus vespertilio''
(Kuroda in Kira, 1959)
* † ''
Timbellus waiareka''
(Beu, 1970)
* ''
Timbellus xenos''
(Harasewych, 1982)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Timbellus concavopterus''
(Kosuge, 1980): synonym of ''
Favartia concavoptera''
(Kosuge, 1980) (superseded combination)
* ''Timbellus miyokoae''
(Kosuge, 1979): synonym of ''
Chicoreus miyokoae''
(Kosuge, 1979)
References
* Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) ''Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 128
Muricinae
{{Muricinae-stub