Pterynotus laurae
Appearance
Pterynotus laurae | |
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Shell of Pterynotus laurae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Pterynotus |
Species: | P. laurae
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Binomial name | |
Pterynotus laurae Houart, 1997
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Synonyms | |
Pterynotus (Pterynotus) laurae Houart, 1997· accepted, alternate representation |
Pterynotus laurae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 46.4 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
[edit]- ^ Pterynotus laurae Houart, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart, R., 1997. Description of Pterynotus laurae n. sp. from the Philippine Islands (Gastropoda, Muricidae, Muricinae). Apex 12(4): 121-124