''Typhinellus labiatus'' is a

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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 ...

, a marine

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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 ...

in the

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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.

Description

The length of the shell attains 21 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the

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References

* Nordsieck, F. (1972). Marine Gastropoden aus der Shiqmona-Bucht in Israël. Archiv für Molluskenkunde. 102 (4-6): 227-245 * Ceulemans, L.; van Dingenen, F.; Merle, D.; Landau, B. M. (2016). The lower Pliocene gastropods of Le Pigeon Blanc (Loire-Atlantique, northwest France). Part 3. – Muricidae. Vita Malacologica. 15: 35-55. * Landau B.M., Merle D., Ceulemans L. & Van Dingenen F. (2019). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 3. Muricidae. Cainozoic Research. 19(1): 3-44. * Houart, R, Buge, B. & Zuccon, D. (2021). A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 103–147.

External links

De Cristofori, G.; Jan, G. (1832). Catalogus in IV sectiones divisus rerum naturalium in Museo exstantium Josephi de Cristofori et Georgii Jan plurium acad. scient. et societ. Nat. cur. sodalium complectens adumbatrionem oryctognosiae et geognosiae atque prodromus Faunae et Florae Italiae superioris. Sectio II. Conchyliologia. Pars 1a. Conspectus methodicus molluscorum. Fasc. 1us. Testacea terrestria et fluviatilia. [Includes: Dispositio methodica generum quibus Mollusca terrestria et fluviatilia in collectione nostra addicuntur, 2 pp.; Conchylia terrestria et fluviatilia in collectione nostra exstantia cum aliis ea deficientibus commutanda atque argento aequiparanda, 8 pp.; Mantissa in secundam partem catalogi testaceorum exstantium in collectione quam possident De-Cristofori et Jan, exhibens Characteres essentiales specierum Molluscorum terrestrium et fluviatilium ab eis enunciatarum in prima parte ejusdem Catalogi, 4 pp.; Excerptum e primo nostro programmate (Calendis Novembris, 1831), p. 1.; Excerptum e secundo nostro programmate (12° Calendas Aprilis 1832), 1 p.; Excerptum e secundo nostro programmate (21° Martii 1832). Sectio Secunda. Conchyliologia, 2 pp; Conchylia fossilia ex formatione telluris tertiaria in collectione nostra exstantia, 16 pp. Milano (Pirotta).

Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, F.G. Levrault. 3(XVI): 1-480, 14 pls.

Bellardi L. & Michelotti G. (1840). Saggio orittographico sulla classe dei gasteropodi fossili dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte. 82 pp., 8 pls. Also published in 1841 as: Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, ser. 2, 3: 93-174, pls 2-9.

Bronn, H. G. (1834-1838). Lethaea geognostica oder Abbildungen und Beschreibungen der für die Gebirgs-Formationen bezeichnendsten Versteinerungen. Vol. 1, pp. 1-544 (pp. 1-96
Typhinellus Gastropods described in 1832 {{Typhinae-stub