WoRMS taxon details
Timbellus havanensis (E. H. Vokes, 1970)
565492 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:565492)
accepted
Species
Murex (Pteronotus) tristichus Dall, 1889 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Murex...)
invalid: junior homonym of Murex tristichus Beyrich, 1854; Pterynotus havanensis is a replacement name
Pterynotus havanensis E. H. Vokes, 1970 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pterynotus havanensis E. H. Vokes, 1970) Vokes, E. H. (1970). Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region. Part V. <i>Pterynotus</i> and <i>Poirieria</i>. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Palaeontology.</em> 8(1): 1-50.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Timbellus havanensis (E. H. Vokes, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565492 on 2026-08-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex (Pteronotus) tristichus Dall, 1889) Dall, W. H. (1889). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College.</em> 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/25505 [details]
original description (of Pterynotus havanensis E. H. Vokes, 1970) Vokes, E. H. (1970). Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region. Part V. <i>Pterynotus</i> and <i>Poirieria</i>. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Palaeontology.</em> 8(1): 1-50.
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 133 [details]
original description (of Pterynotus havanensis E. H. Vokes, 1970) Vokes, E. H. (1970). Cenozoic Muricidae of the western Atlantic region. Part V. <i>Pterynotus</i> and <i>Poirieria</i>. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Palaeontology.</em> 8(1): 1-50.
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 133 [details]
Other
additional source
Garcia E.F. (2013) On the generic placement and identity of <i>Timbellus phaneus</i> (Dall, 1889) and <i>T. havanensis</i> (E. H. Vokes, 1970) (Gastropoda: Muricidae). <i>American Conchologist</i> 41(4): 4-7. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality