Timbellus vespertilio, common name: the butterfly 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 17 mm and 50 mm. Distribution This marine species is found in the Pacific Ocean along Southeast Japan and the Philippines.
References
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 133
External links Gastropods.com : Pterynotus (Pterynotus) vespertilio; accessed : 13 April 2011