Pterochelus triformis

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

Pterochelus triformis
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. triformis
Binomial name
Pterochelus triformis
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Murex alatus Sowerby, 1834
Murex triformis Reeve, 1845

References
  1. Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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