Pterochelus

Genus of gastropods

Pterochelus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Pterochelus
Jousseaume, 1880

Pterochelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Pterochelus include:

  • Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)[2]
  • Pterochelus akation (Vokes, 1993)[3]
  • Pterochelus ariomus (Clench & Farfante, 1945)[4]
  • Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936[5]
  • Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)[6]
  • Pterochelus undosus (Vokes, 1993)[7]
  • Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & Wilson, 1973)[8]

References

  1. ^ Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Pterochelus akation (Vokes, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Pterochelus ariomus (Clench & Farfante, 1945). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Pterochelus undosus (Vokes, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & Wilson, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Pterochelus


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