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Genus of gastropods

Pterynotus
Pterynotus alatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Pterynotus
Swainson, 1833
Type species
Murex pinnatus Swainson, 1822
Synonyms
List
  • Marchia Jousseaume, 1880
  • Murex (Pteronotus)
  • Murex (Pterynotus)
  • Pteronotus Swainson, 1833
  • Pterymarchia Houart, 1995
  • Pterymurex Rovereto, 1899
  • Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) Houart, 1995
  • Pterynotus (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833

Pterynotus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Pterynotus:

Former species

References

  1. ^ Pterynotus Swainson, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 January 2011.
  2. Pterynotus albobrunneus Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Ponder, W.F. (1972). "Notes on some Australian genera and species of the family Muricidae (Neogastropoda)". Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 2: 215–248.
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). "All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia". In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

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Taxon identifiers
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