Pterynotus martinetana
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| Species: | P. martinetana
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| Pterynotus martinetana (Röding, 1798)
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Murex fenestratus Dillwyn, L.W., 1817 | |
Pterynotus martinetana, common name : the fenestrate murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 55 mm.
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Distribution
This species is dound in the Red Sea and in the Pacific Ocean along Hawaii and the Ryukyus, Japan.
References
- ^ Pterynotus martinetana (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
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