Pterynotus


Pterynotus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Pterynotus:Pterynotus alatus Pterynotus albobrunneus Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980Pterynotus aparrii D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980Pterynotus barclayanus Pterynotus bibbeyi Pterynotus bipinnatus Pterynotus bouteti Houart, 1990

Former species

Pterynotus acanthopterus reclassified as Pterochelus acanthopterus Pterynotus akation E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as Pterochelus akation Pterynotus angasi reclassified as Prototyphis angasi Pterynotus atlantideus Bouchet & Warén, 1985 reclassified as Timbellus atlantideus Pterynotus bednalli reclassified as Timbellus bednalli