Pterynotus brianbaileyi

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

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

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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