Pterochelus

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Pterochelus
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Pterochelus

Jousseaume, 1880

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

Species

Species within the genus Pterochelus include:

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