Description
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| Pterorytis hamatus | |
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| Species: | P. hamatus |
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| Pterorytis hamatus (Hinds, 1844) | |
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Murex hamatusHinds, 1844 | |
Pterorytis hamatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
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