''Pterynotus'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Muricinae
Muricinae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks within the large family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
The Muricinae represent approximatel ...
of the
family
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Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Pterynotus'':
* ''
Pterynotus alatus''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Pterynotus albobrunneus''
Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980
* ''
Pterynotus aparrii''
D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980
* ''
Pterynotus barclayanus''
(H. Adams, 1873)
* ''
Pterynotus bibbeyi''
(Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
* ''
Pterynotus bipinnatus''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Pterynotus bouteti''
Houart, 1990
* †''
Pterynotus denudatus''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* ''
Pterynotus elaticus''
(Houart, 2000)
* ''
Pterynotus elongatus''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* †''
Pterynotus fusoides''
(Deshayes, 1865)
* ''
Pterynotus laurae''
Houart, 1997
* ''
Pterynotus martinetana''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Pterynotus patagiatus''
(Hedley, 1912)
* ''
Pterynotus pellucidus''
(Reeve, 1845)
* †''
Pterynotus pseuderinaceus''
(Boettger, 1902)
* †''
Pterynotus rembangensis''
(Wanner & Hahn, 1935)
* ''
Pterynotus tripterus''
(Born, 1778)
* †''
Pterynotus wallacei''
(Pritchard, 1898)
Former species
* ''Pterynotus acanthopterus''
(Lamarck, 1816) reclassified as ''
Pterochelus acanthopterus''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''Pterynotus akation''
E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as ''
Pterochelus akation''
(E. H. Vokes, 1993)
* ''Pterynotus angasi''
(Crosse, 1863) reclassified as ''
Prototyphis angasi''
(Crosse, 1863)
* ''Pterynotus atlantideus''
Bouchet & Warén, 1985 reclassified as ''
Timbellus atlantideus''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
* ''Pterynotus bednalli''
(Brazier, 1878) reclassified as ''
Timbellus bednalli''
(Brazier, 1878)
* †''Pterynotus bifrons''
(Tate, 1888) reclassified as †''
Timbellus bifrons''
(Tate, 1888)
* ''Pterynotus brianbaileyi''
Mühlhäusser, 1984 reclassified as ''
Chicoreus brianbaileyi
''Chicoreus brianbaileyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Chicoreus brianbaileyi (Mühlhäusser, 1984). Accessed through: Wo ...
''
(Mühlhäusser, 1984)
* ''Pterynotus bushae''
E. H. Vokes, 1970 synonymized with ''
Timbellus phaneus''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Pterynotus celinamarumai''
Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with ''
Chicoreus orchidiflorus''
(Shikama, 1973)
* ''Pterynotus cerinamarumai''
Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with ''
Chicoreus orchidiflorus''
(Shikama, 1973)
* ''Pterynotus concavopterus''
Kosuge, 1980 reclassified as ''
Favartia concavoptera''
(Kosuge, 1980)
* †''Pterynotus contabulatus''
(Lamarck, 1803) reclassified as †''
Pterochelus contabulatus''
(Lamarck, 1803)
* ''Pterynotus crauroptera''
Houart, 1991 reclassified as ''
Timbellus crauroptera''
(Houart, 1991)
* †''Pterynotus crenulatus''
(Röding, 1798) reclassified as †''
Timbellus crenulatus''
(Röding, 1798)
* †''Pterynotus didymus''
(Tate, 1888) reclassified as †''
Timbellus didymus''
(Tate, 1888)
* ''Pterynotus duffusi''
(Iredale, 1936) reclassified as ''
Pterochelus duffusi''
Iredale, 1936
* ''Pterynotus emilyae''
Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 reclassified as ''
Timbellus emilyae''
(Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007)
* †''Pterynotus falsiornatus''
(Magne, 1940) synonymized with †''
Subpterynotus rhombicus''
(Meunier, 1880)
* ''Pterynotus fernandezi''
Houart, 2000 reclassified as ''
Timbellus fernandezi''
(Houart, 2000)
* ''Pterynotus flemingi''
Beu, 1967 reclassified as ''
Timbellus flemingi''
(Beu, 1967)
* ''Pterynotus fulgens''
Houart, 1988 reclassified as ''
Timbellus fulgens''
(Houart, 1988)
* ''Pterynotus gambiensis''
(Reeve, 1845) reclassified as ''
Purpurellus gambiensis''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Pterynotus gouldi''
A. Adams, 1863 reclassified as ''
Ceratostoma burnettii''
(Reeve, 1849)
* ''Pterynotus guesti''
Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as ''
Timbellus guesti''
(Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
* ''Pterynotus guillei''
Houart, 1985 synonymized with ''
Chicoreus guillei
''Chicoreus guillei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Réunion
Réunion (; ; ; known as ...
''
Houart, 1985
* ''Pterynotus havanensis''
E. H. Vokes, 1970 reclassified as ''
Timbellus havanensis''
(E. H. Vokes, 1970)
* †''Pterynotus kaiparaensis''
C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as †''
Timbellus kaiparaensis''
(C. A. Fleming, 1962)
* ''Pterynotus leucas''
(Locard, 1897) reclassified as ''
Timbellus leucas''
(Locard, 1897)
* ''Pterynotus levii''
Houart, 1988 reclassified as ''
Timbellus levii''
(Houart, 1988)
* ''Pterynotus lightbourni''
Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 synonymized with ''
Timbellus lightbourni''
(Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
* ''Pterynotus loebbeckei''
(Kobelt, 1879) reclassified as ''
Chicoreus loebbeckei''
(Kobelt, 1879)
* ''Pterynotus macleani''
W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969 reclassified as ''
Purpurellus macleani''
(W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969)
* ''Pterynotus maraisi''
E. H. Vokes, 1978 reclassified as ''
Pygmaepterys maraisi''
(E. H. Vokes, 1978)
* ''Pterynotus marshalli''
Houart, 1989 sreclassified as ''
Timbellus marshalli''
(Houart, 1989)
* †''Pterynotus micropterus''
(Deshayes, 1835) reclassified as †''
Timbellus micropterus''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* ''Pterynotus miyokoae''
Kosuge, 1979 reclassified as ''
Chicoreus miyokoae''
(Kosuge, 1979)
* ''Pterynotus norfolkensis''
C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as ''
Tripterotyphis norfolkensis''
(C. A. Fleming, 1962)
* ''Pterynotus orchidiflorus''
Shikama, 1973 reclassified as ''
Chicoreus orchidiflorus''
(Shikama, 1973)
* ''Pterynotus phaneus''
(Dall, 1889) reclassified as ''
Timbellus phaneus''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Pterynotus phillipsi''
E. H. Vokes, 1966 synonymized with ''
Pterochelus duffusi''
Iredale, 1936
* ''Pterynotus phyllopterus''
(Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as ''
Timbellus phyllopterus''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Pterynotus pinnatus''
(Swainson, 1822) reclassified as ''
Pterynotus alatus''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Pterynotus pinniger''
(Broderip, 1833) reclassified as ''
Purpurellus pinniger''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''Pterynotus purpureus''
Azuma, 1976 synonymized with ''
Pterynotus barclayanus''
(H. Adams, 1873)
* ''Pterynotus radwini''
Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as ''
Timbellus radwini''
(Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
* ''Pterynotus richeri''
Houart, 1987 reclassified as ''
Timbellus richeri''
(Houart, 1987)
* ''Pterynotus rubidus''
Houart, 2001 reclassified as ''
Timbellus rubidus''
(Houart, 2001)
* †''Pterynotus sondeianus''
K. Martin, 1895 reclassified as †''
Chicoreus sondeianus''
(K. Martin, 1895)
* ''Pterynotus stenostoma''
Houart, 1991 reclassified as ''
Timbellus stenostoma''
(Houart, 1991)
* ''Pterynotus swansoni''
Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 synonymized with ''
Pteropurpura centrifuga''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Pterynotus triformis''
(Reeve, 1845) reclassified as ''
Pterochelus triformis''
(Reeve, 1845)
* †''Pterynotus tripteroides''
(Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as †''
Timbellus tripteroides''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Pterynotus triqueter''
(Born, 1778) reclassified as ''
Naquetia triqueter''
(Born, 1778)
* ''Pterynotus undosus''
E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as ''
Pterochelus undosus''
(E. H. Vokes, 1993)* †''Pterynotus velificus''
(Tate, 1888) reclassified as †''
Timbellus velificus''
(Tate, 1888)
* ''Pterynotus vespertilio''
(Kira, 1959) reclassified as ''
Timbellus vespertilio''
(Kira, 1959)
* ''Pterynotus westralis''
Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973 reclassified as ''
Pterochelus westralis''
(Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973)
* ''Pterynotus xenos''
Harasewych, 1982 reclassified as ''
Timbellus xenos''
(Harasewych, 1982)
* ''Pterynotus zealandicus''
(Hutton, 1873) reclassified as ''
Ponderia zealandica''
(Hutton, 1873)
References
* 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.
External links
* Jousseaume, F. P. (1880)
"Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés" ''Le Naturaliste''. 2(42): 335–338
* Houart, R. (1995)
"''Pterymarchia n. gen.'' and ''Vaughtia n. gen.'', two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae)". ''Apex.'' 10 (4): 127–136* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001)
"Mollusca" In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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