Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricoidea: Muricinae

Pterynotus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)

Range: 16°N to 14.5°N; 61.2°W
Depth: 6 to 30 m
Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm

Synonymy

Murex phyllopterus Lamarck, 1822
Murex rubridentatus Reeve, 1846

Details

Murex phyllopterus Lamarck, 1822b, p. 164
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown [Martinique]
Range: 16°N to 14.5°N; 61.2°W
Depth: 6 to 30 m
Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm
Distribution: Guadeloupe, Martinique
References: Emerson & Old (1972) T; Harasewych & Jensen (1979) DdNWM; Sunderland & Sunderland (1992c) SE

Murex rubridentatus Reeve, 1846b, pl. 36, fig. 186a-b
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: E. H. Vokes (1989) s

Partial List of References

Lamarck, [J. B.] 1822. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres 7 [iii] + 711 pp. Author: Paris. [Stated date: -- Aug 1822.]
Reeve, L. 1846. Monograph of the genus Murex Conchologia Iconica 3 pls. 35-36

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