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Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: MURICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Muricinae (Subfamily)
> Timbellus (Genus)
> richeri (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987
Images: Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1987)
Off New Caledonia, 323-331 metres (MNHN-IM-2012-21057). 24mm. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Taxonomy
Family: Subfamily:
MURICIDAE: MURICINAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
> Neogastropoda (Order)
> Muricoidea (Superfamily)
> Muricidae (Family)
> Muricinae (Subfamily)
> Timbellus (Genus)
> richeri (Species)
Synonymised Names:
=Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987
Details: Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1987)
Size/Grows to:
Height 28mm
Distribution:
North Island, E. of Poor Knights Islands. Also off New Caledonia
Notes:
Marine
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Houart, R. 2012 The Timbellus richeri complex (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the southwest Pacific, Novapex, 13 (p.91)
  • Houart, R. 1987 Description of three new muricid Gastropods from the south-western Pacific Ocean with comments on new geographical data., Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 4(8) (p.758) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil
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