Pterochelus acanthopterus

Pterochelus acanthopterus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Pterochelus acanthopterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Pterochelus
Species:
P. acanthopterus
Binomial name
Pterochelus acanthopterus
(Lamarck, 1816)
Synonyms[1]

Murex acanthopterus Lamarck, 1816
Murex alatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
Murex saibaiensis Melvill & Standen, 1899

Description

Distribution
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References
  1. Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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