Pterynotus
Pterynotus alatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Pterynotus
Swainson, 1833
Type species
Murex pinnatus Swainson, 1822
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Marchia Jousseaume, 1880
  • Murex (Pteronotus)
  • Murex (Pterynotus)
  • Pteronotus Swainson, 1833
  • Pterymarchia Houart, 1995
  • Pterymurex Rovereto, 1899
  • Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) Houart, 1995
  • Pterynotus (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833

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

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Pterynotus:

Former species

  • Pterynotus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816) reclassified as Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Pterynotus akation E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as Pterochelus akation (E. H. Vokes, 1993)
  • Pterynotus angasi (Crosse, 1863) reclassified as Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863)
  • Pterynotus atlantideus Bouchet & Warén, 1985 reclassified as Timbellus atlantideus (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
  • Pterynotus bednalli (Brazier, 1878) reclassified as Timbellus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)
  • †Pterynotus bifrons (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †Timbellus bifrons (Tate, 1888)
  • Pterynotus brianbaileyi Mühlhäusser, 1984 reclassified as Chicoreus brianbaileyi (Mühlhäusser, 1984)
  • Pterynotus bushae E. H. Vokes, 1970 synonymized with Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889)
  • Pterynotus celinamarumai Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
  • Pterynotus cerinamarumai Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
  • Pterynotus concavopterus Kosuge, 1980 reclassified as Favartia concavoptera (Kosuge, 1980)
  • †Pterynotus contabulatus (Lamarck, 1803) reclassified as †Pterochelus contabulatus (Lamarck, 1803)
  • Pterynotus crauroptera Houart, 1991 reclassified as Timbellus crauroptera (Houart, 1991)
  • †Pterynotus crenulatus (Röding, 1798) reclassified as †Timbellus crenulatus (Röding, 1798)
  • †Pterynotus didymus (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †Timbellus didymus (Tate, 1888)
  • Pterynotus duffusi (Iredale, 1936) reclassified as Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936
  • Pterynotus emilyae Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 reclassified as Timbellus emilyae (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007)
  • †Pterynotus falsiornatus (Magne, 1940) synonymized with †Subpterynotus rhombicus (Meunier, 1880)
  • Pterynotus fernandezi Houart, 2000 reclassified as Timbellus fernandezi (Houart, 2000)
  • Pterynotus flemingi Beu, 1967 reclassified as Timbellus flemingi (Beu, 1967)
  • Pterynotus fulgens Houart, 1988 reclassified as Timbellus fulgens (Houart, 1988)
  • Pterynotus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845) reclassified as Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pterynotus gouldi A. Adams, 1863 reclassified as Ceratostoma burnettii (Reeve, 1849)
  • Pterynotus guesti Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as Timbellus guesti (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
  • Pterynotus guillei Houart, 1985 synonymized with Chicoreus guillei Houart, 1985
  • Pterynotus havanensis E. H. Vokes, 1970 reclassified as Timbellus havanensis (E. H. Vokes, 1970)
  • †Pterynotus kaiparaensis C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as †Timbellus kaiparaensis (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
  • Pterynotus leucas (Locard, 1897) reclassified as Timbellus leucas (Locard, 1897)
  • Pterynotus levii Houart, 1988 reclassified as Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988)
  • Pterynotus lightbourni Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 synonymized with Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
  • Pterynotus loebbeckei (Kobelt, 1879) reclassified as Chicoreus loebbeckei (Kobelt, 1879)
  • Pterynotus macleani W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969 reclassified as Purpurellus macleani (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969)
  • Pterynotus maraisi E. H. Vokes, 1978 reclassified as Pygmaepterys maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978)
  • Pterynotus marshalli Houart, 1989 sreclassified as Timbellus marshalli (Houart, 1989)
  • †Pterynotus micropterus (Deshayes, 1835) reclassified as †Timbellus micropterus (Deshayes, 1835)
  • Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979 reclassified as Chicoreus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979)
  • Pterynotus norfolkensis C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as Tripterotyphis norfolkensis (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
  • Pterynotus orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973 reclassified as Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
  • Pterynotus phaneus (Dall, 1889) reclassified as Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889)
  • Pterynotus phillipsi E. H. Vokes, 1966 synonymized with Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936
  • Pterynotus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pterynotus pinnatus (Swainson, 1822) reclassified as Pterynotus alatus (Röding, 1798)
  • Pterynotus pinniger (Broderip, 1833) reclassified as Purpurellus pinniger (Broderip, 1833)
  • Pterynotus purpureus Azuma, 1976 synonymized with Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873)
  • Pterynotus radwini Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as Timbellus radwini (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
  • Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987 reclassified as Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1987)
  • Pterynotus rubidus Houart, 2001 reclassified as Timbellus rubidus (Houart, 2001)
  • †Pterynotus sondeianus K. Martin, 1895 reclassified as †Chicoreus sondeianus (K. Martin, 1895)
  • Pterynotus stenostoma Houart, 1991 reclassified as Timbellus stenostoma (Houart, 1991)
  • Pterynotus swansoni Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 synonymized with Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844)
  • Pterynotus triformis (Reeve, 1845) reclassified as Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)
  • †Pterynotus tripteroides (Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as †Timbellus tripteroides (Lamarck, 1822)
  • Pterynotus triqueter (Born, 1778) reclassified as Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778)
  • Pterynotus undosus E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as Pterochelus undosus (E. H. Vokes, 1993)* †Pterynotus velificus (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †Timbellus velificus (Tate, 1888)
  • Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) reclassified as Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959)
  • Pterynotus westralis Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973 reclassified as Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973)
  • Pterynotus xenos Harasewych, 1982 reclassified as Timbellus xenos (Harasewych, 1982)
  • Pterynotus zealandicus (Hutton, 1873) reclassified as Ponderia zealandica (Hutton, 1873)

References

  • Ponder, W.F. (1972). "Notes on some Australian genera and species of the family Muricidae (Neogastropoda)". Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 2: 215–248.
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). "All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia". In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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