Pterynotus tripterus, commonly known as 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]

Pterynotus tripterus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pterynotus
Species:
P. tripterus
Binomial name
Pterynotus tripterus
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex tripterus Born, 1778
  • Pterymarchia triptera (Born, 1778)
  • Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) tripterus (Born, 1778)

Description

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The shell size varies between 40 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ 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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  • "Pterymarchia triptera". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 January 2011.