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 found 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[]

"Pterymarchia martinetana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Pterynotus martinetana (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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