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''Pterynotus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of sea snails, marine gastropod
mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...
s in the subfamily Muricinae of the
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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neoga ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.


Species

Species within the genus ''Pterynotus'' include: * '' Pterynotus alatus'' (Röding, 1798) * '' Pterynotus albobrunneus'' Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980 * '' Pterynotus aparrii'' D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980 * '' Pterynotus barclayanus'' (H. Adams, 1873) * '' Pterynotus bibbeyi'' (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) * '' Pterynotus bipinnatus'' (Reeve, 1845) * '' Pterynotus bouteti'' Houart, 1990 * '' Pterynotus elaticus'' (Houart, 2000) * '' Pterynotus elongatus'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * '' Pterynotus laurae'' Houart, 1997 * '' Pterynotus martinetana'' (Röding, 1798) * '' Pterynotus patagiatus'' (Hedley, 1912) * '' Pterynotus pellucidus'' (Reeve, 1845) * † '' Pterynotus pseuderinaceus'' (Boettger, 1902) * '' Pterynotus tripterus'' (Born, 1778) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Pterynotus atlantideus'' Bouchet & Warén, 1985: synonym of '' Timbellus atlantideus'' (Bouchet & Warén, 1985) * ''Pterynotus bednalli'' (Brazier, 1878): synonym of '' Timbellus bednalli'' (Brazier, 1878) * ''Pterynotus brianbaileyi'' Mühlhäusser, 1984: synonym of '' Chicoreus brianbaileyi'' (Mühlhäusser, 1984) (original combination) * ''Pterynotus bushae'' Vokes, 1970 accepted as '' Timbellus phaneus'' (Dall, 1889) (synonym) * ''Pterynotus celinamarumai'' Kosuge, 1980 accepted as '' Chicoreus orchidiflorus'' (Shikama, 1973) (emmendation pro cerinamarumai) * ''Pterynotus cerinamarumai'' Kosuge, 1980 accepted as '' Chicoreus orchidiflorus'' (Shikama, 1973) * ''Pterynotus concavopterus'' Kosuge, 1980: synonym of '' Timbellus concavopterus'' (Kosuge, 1980) * ''Pterynotus crauroptera'' Houart, 1991: synonym of '' Timbellus crauroptera'' (Houart, 1991) * ''Pterynotus emilyae'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernandez-Garcés, 2007: synonym of '' Timbellus emilyae'' (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007) (original combination) * ''Pterynotus fernandezi'' Houart, 2000: synonym of '' Timbellus fernandezi'' (Houart, 2000) * ''Pterynotus flemingi'' Beu, 1967: synonym of '' Timbellus flemingi'' (Beu, 1967) * ''Pterynotus fulgens'' Houart, 1988: synonym of '' Timbellus fulgens'' (Houart, 1988) * ''Pterynotus gambiensis'' Reeve, 1845: synonym of '' Purpurellus gambiensis'' (Reeve, 1845) * ''Pterynotus gouldi'' A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Ceratostoma burnettii (Reeve, 1849) (synonym) * ''Pterynotus guesti'' Harasewych & Jensen, 1979: synonym of '' Timbellus guesti'' (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979) * ''Pterynotus guillei'' Houart, 1985 accepted as '' Chicoreus guillei'' Houart, 1985 (original combination) * ''Pterynotus havanensis'' Vokes, 1970: synonym of '' Timbellus havanensis'' (Vokes, 1970) * † ''Pterynotus kaiparaensis'' C. A. Fleming, 1962 accepted as † '' Timbellus kaiparaensis'' (C. A. Fleming, 1962) * ''Pterynotus leucas'' (Fischer in Locard, 1897): synonym of '' Timbellus leucas'' (Locard, 1897) * ''Pterynotus levii'' Houart, 1988: synonym of '' Timbellus levii'' (Houart, 1988) * ''Pterynotus lightbourni'' Harasewych & Jensen, 1979: synonym of '' Timbellus lightbourni'' (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979) * ''Pterynotus loebbeckei'' (Kobelt, In Loebbecke & Kobelt, 1879): synonym of '' Chicoreus loebbeckei'' (Kobelt, 1879) * ''Pterynotus macleani'' Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969 accepted as '' Purpurellus macleani'' (Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969) (original combination) * ''Pterynotus marshalli'' Houart, 1989: synonym of '' Timbellus marshalli'' (Houart, 1989) * ''Pterynotus miyokoae'' Kosuge, 1979: synonym of '' Timbellus miyokoae'' (Kosuge, 1979) * ''Pterynotus orchidiflorus'' Shikama, 1973 accepted as '' Chicoreus orchidiflorus'' (Shikama, 1973) (original combination) * ''Pterynotus phaneus'' (Dall, 1889): synonym of '' Timbellus phaneus'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Pterynotus phyllopterus'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of '' Timbellus phyllopterus'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Pterynotus pinnatus'' (Swainson, 1822) accepted as '' Pterynotus alatus'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Pterynotus pinniger'' (Broderip, 1833) accepted as '' Purpurellus pinniger'' (Broderip, 1833) * ''Pterynotus purpureus'' Azuma, 1976 accepted as '' Pterynotus barclayanus'' (H. Adams, 1873) (synonym) * ''Pterynotus radwini'' Harasewych & Jensen, 1979: synonym of '' Timbellus radwini'' (Harasewych & Jensen, 1979) * ''Pterynotus richeri'' Houart, 1986: synonym of '' Timbellus richeri'' (Houart, 1987) * ''Pterynotus rubidus'' Houart, 2001: synonym of '' Timbellus rubidus'' (Houart, 2001) * ''Pterynotus stenostoma'' Houart, 1991: synonym of '' Timbellus stenostoma'' (Houart, 1991) * ''Pterynotus swansoni'' Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 accepted as '' Pteropurpura centrifuga'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Pterynotus triquetor'' Born, 1778: synonym of '' Naquetia triqueter'' (Born, 1778) * ''Pterynotus vespertillo'' (Kuroda in Kira, 1959): synonym of '' Timbellus vespertilio'' (Kuroda in Kira, 1959) * ''Pterynotus xenos'' Harasewych, 1982: synonym of '' Timbellus xenos'' (Harasewych, 1982)


References

* Ponder, W.F. (1972). Notes on some Australian genera and species of the family Muricidae (Neogastropoda). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 2: 215–248. * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp * Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) ''Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.


External links


Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés. Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335-338

Houart, R. (1995). Pterymarchia n. gen. and Vaughtia n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae). Apex. 10 (4): 127-136

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). ''Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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