Pterochelus ariomus

Pterochelus ariomus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Pterochelus ariomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Pterochelus
Species:
P. ariomus
Binomial name
Pterochelus ariomus
(Clench & Farfante, 1945)
Synonyms[1]

Murex (Pterynotus) ariomus Clench & Farfante, 1945
Murex helenae Verrill, 1953

References
  1. Pterochelus ariomus (Clench & Farfante, 1945). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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