Pterynotus tripterus

Pterynotus tripterus
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. tripterus
Binomial name
Pterynotus tripterus
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex tripterus Born, 1778
  • Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) tripterus (Born, 1778)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References

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