Pterynotus brianbaileyi

Pterynotus brianbaileyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Pterynotus
Species: P. brianbaileyi
Binomial name
Pterynotus brianbaileyi
Mühlhäusser, 1984

Pterynotus brianbaileyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Distribution

P. brianbaileyi can be found in the waters surrounding the Solomon Islands.[2]

References

  1. Pterynotus brianbaileyi Mühlhäusser, 1984.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. Houart, R. (1989). "Description of a new species of Pterynotus (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Norfolk Island." New Zealand Journal of Zoology 16: (273-276).


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