Pterynotus tripterus

Pterynotus tripterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Pterynotus
Species:	P. tripterus
Binomial name
	Pterynotus tripterus; (Born, 1778)
Synonyms
	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[]

^ ^a ^b Pterynotus tripterus (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2011.

Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

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External links[]

"Pterymarchia triptera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Pterynotus tripterus (Born, 1778). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 April 2011.

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