Pterynotus martinetana

Pterynotus martinetana, common name : the fenestrate murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Pterynotus martinetana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Pterynotus
Species:
P. martinetana
Binomial name
Pterynotus martinetana
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms

Murex fenestratus Dillwyn, L.W., 1817

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This species is found in the Red Sea and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and the Ryukyus, Japan.

References
  1. Pterynotus martinetana (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • "Pterymarchia martinetana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 April 2011.


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