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 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along the Florida Keys.
References
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. GarcÃÂa. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579âÂÂ699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of MexicoâÂÂOrigins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133