Pterynotus martinetana
| 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 | |
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]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This species is dound in the Red Sea and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and the Ryukyus, Japan.
References
- ↑ Pterynotus martinetana (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
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