''Pterymarchia'' is a
genus of large predatory
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.
[Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families''. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278]
Species
Species within the genus ''Pterymarchia'' include
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Pterymarchia aparri
''Pterynotus aparri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This species ...
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(D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980)
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Pterymarchia barclayana
''Pterymarchia barclayana'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B. ...
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(H. Adams, 1873)
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Pterymarchia bibbeyi
''Pterymarchia'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Clas ...
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(Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
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Pterymarchia bipinnata
''Pterymarchia'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Clas ...
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(Reeve, 1845)
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Pterymarchia bouteti
''Pterymarchia'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., ...
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(Houart, 1990)
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Pterymarchia elatica
''Pterymarchia'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Clas ...
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Houart, 2000
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Pterymarchia martinetana
''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.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm an ...
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(Roding, 1798)
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Pterymarchia triptera''
(Born, 1778)
References
WoRMS info
External links
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Muricidae
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