Pterymarchia
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| Murex tripterus Born, 1778 | |
Pterymarchia is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Pterymarchia include: [2]
- Pterymarchia aparri (D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980)
- Pterymarchia barclayana (H. Adams, 1873)
- Pterymarchia bibbeyi (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
- Pterymarchia bipinnata (Reeve, 1845)
- Pterymarchia bouteti (Houart, 1990)
- Pterymarchia elatica Houart, 2000
- Pterymarchia martinetana (Roding, 1798)
- Pterymarchia triptera (Born, 1778)
References
- ^ 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. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
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