Pterynotus

Pterynotus
Pterynotus alatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Pterynotus Swainson, 1833
Type species
Murex pinnatusSwainson, 1822
Synonyms [1]
List MarchiaJousseaume, 1880 Murex (Pteronotus) Murex (Pterynotus) PteronotusSwainson, 1833 PterymarchiaHouart, 1995 PterymurexRovereto, 1899 Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) Houart, 1995 Pterynotus (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833

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

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Pterynotus:

• Pterynotus alatus (Röding, 1798)
• Pterynotus albobrunneus Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980 ^[2]
• Pterynotus aparrii D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980
• Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873)
• Pterynotus bibbeyi (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
• Pterynotus bipinnatus (Reeve, 1845)
• Pterynotus bouteti Houart, 1990
• † Pterynotus denudatus (Deshayes, 1835)
• Pterynotus elaticus (Houart, 2000)
• Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
• † Pterynotus fusoides (Deshayes, 1865)
• Pterynotus laurae Houart, 1997
• Pterynotus martinetana (Röding, 1798)
• Pterynotus patagiatus (Hedley, 1912)
• Pterynotus pellucidus (Reeve, 1845)
• † Pterynotus pseuderinaceus (Boettger, 1902)
• † Pterynotus rembangensis (Wanner & Hahn, 1935)
• Pterynotus tripterus (Born, 1778)
• † Pterynotus wallacei (Pritchard, 1898)

Former species

• Pterynotus acanthopterus(Lamarck, 1816) reclassified as Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)
• Pterynotus akationE. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as Pterochelus akation (E. H. Vokes, 1993)
• Pterynotus angasi(Crosse, 1863) reclassified as Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863)
• Pterynotus atlantideusBouchet & Warén, 1985 reclassified as Timbellus atlantideus (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
• Pterynotus bednalli(Brazier, 1878) reclassified as Timbellus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)
• †Pterynotus bifrons(Tate, 1888) reclassified as † Timbellus bifrons (Tate, 1888)
• Pterynotus brianbaileyiMühlhäusser, 1984 reclassified as Chicoreus brianbaileyi (Mühlhäusser, 1984)
• Pterynotus bushaeE. H. Vokes, 1970 synonymized with Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889)
• Pterynotus celinamarumaiKosuge, 1980 synonymized with Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
• Pterynotus cerinamarumaiKosuge, 1980 synonymized with Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
• Pterynotus concavopterusKosuge, 1980 reclassified as Favartia concavoptera (Kosuge, 1980)
• †Pterynotus contabulatus(Lamarck, 1803) reclassified as † Pterochelus contabulatus (Lamarck, 1803)
• Pterynotus crauropteraHouart, 1991 reclassified as Timbellus crauroptera (Houart, 1991)
• †Pterynotus crenulatus(Röding, 1798) reclassified as † Timbellus crenulatus (Röding, 1798)
• †Pterynotus didymus(Tate, 1888) reclassified as † Timbellus didymus (Tate, 1888)
• Pterynotus duffusi(Iredale, 1936) reclassified as Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936
• Pterynotus emilyaeEspinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 reclassified as Timbellus emilyae (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007)
• †Pterynotus falsiornatus(Magne, 1940) synonymized with † Subpterynotus rhombicus (Meunier, 1880)
• Pterynotus fernandeziHouart, 2000 reclassified as Timbellus fernandezi (Houart, 2000)
• Pterynotus flemingiBeu, 1967 reclassified as Timbellus flemingi (Beu, 1967)
• Pterynotus fulgensHouart, 1988 reclassified as Timbellus fulgens (Houart, 1988)
• Pterynotus gambiensis(Reeve, 1845) reclassified as Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845)
• Pterynotus gouldiA. Adams, 1863 reclassified as Ceratostoma burnettii (Reeve, 1849)
• Pterynotus guestiHarasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as Timbellus guesti (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
• Pterynotus guilleiHouart, 1985 synonymized with Chicoreus guillei Houart, 1985
• Pterynotus havanensisE. H. Vokes, 1970 reclassified as Timbellus havanensis (E. H. Vokes, 1970)
• †Pterynotus kaiparaensisC. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as † Timbellus kaiparaensis (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
• Pterynotus leucas(Locard, 1897) reclassified as Timbellus leucas (Locard, 1897)
• Pterynotus leviiHouart, 1988 reclassified as Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988)
• Pterynotus lightbourniHarasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 synonymized with Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
• Pterynotus loebbeckei(Kobelt, 1879) reclassified as Chicoreus loebbeckei (Kobelt, 1879)
• Pterynotus macleaniW. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969 reclassified as Purpurellus macleani (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969)
• Pterynotus maraisiE. H. Vokes, 1978 reclassified as Pygmaepterys maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978)
• Pterynotus marshalliHouart, 1989 sreclassified as Timbellus marshalli (Houart, 1989)
• †Pterynotus micropterus(Deshayes, 1835) reclassified as † Timbellus micropterus (Deshayes, 1835)
• Pterynotus miyokoaeKosuge, 1979 reclassified as Chicoreus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979)
• Pterynotus norfolkensisC. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as Tripterotyphis norfolkensis (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
• Pterynotus orchidiflorusShikama, 1973 reclassified as Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
• Pterynotus phaneus(Dall, 1889) reclassified as Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889)
• Pterynotus phillipsiE. H. Vokes, 1966 synonymized with Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936
• Pterynotus phyllopterus(Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)
• Pterynotus pinnatus(Swainson, 1822) reclassified as Pterynotus alatus (Röding, 1798)
• Pterynotus pinniger(Broderip, 1833) reclassified as Purpurellus pinniger (Broderip, 1833)
• Pterynotus purpureusAzuma, 1976 synonymized with Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873)
• Pterynotus radwiniHarasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as Timbellus radwini (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
• Pterynotus richeriHouart, 1987 reclassified as Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1987)
• Pterynotus rubidusHouart, 2001 reclassified as Timbellus rubidus (Houart, 2001)
• †Pterynotus sondeianusK. Martin, 1895 reclassified as † Chicoreus sondeianus (K. Martin, 1895)
• Pterynotus stenostomaHouart, 1991 reclassified as Timbellus stenostoma (Houart, 1991)
• Pterynotus swansoniHertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 synonymized with Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844)
• Pterynotus triformis(Reeve, 1845) reclassified as Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)
• †Pterynotus tripteroides(Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as † Timbellus tripteroides (Lamarck, 1822)
• Pterynotus triqueter(Born, 1778) reclassified as Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778)
• Pterynotus undosusE. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as Pterochelus undosus (E. H. Vokes, 1993)* †Pterynotus velificus(Tate, 1888) reclassified as † Timbellus velificus (Tate, 1888)
• Pterynotus vespertilio(Kira, 1959) reclassified as Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959)
• Pterynotus westralisPonder & B. R. Wilson, 1973 reclassified as Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973)
• Pterynotus xenosHarasewych, 1982 reclassified as Timbellus xenos (Harasewych, 1982)
• Pterynotus zealandicus(Hutton, 1873) reclassified as Ponderia zealandica (Hutton, 1873)

References

1. Pterynotus Swainson, 1833 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 January 2011.
2. Pterynotus albobrunneus Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.

• Ponder, W.F. (1972). "Notes on some Australian genera and species of the family Muricidae (Neogastropoda)". Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 2: 215–248.
• Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). "All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia". In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

External links

• Jousseaume, F. P. (1880). "Division méthodique de la famille des Purpuridés". Le Naturaliste. 2(42): 335–338
• Houart, R. (1995). "Pterymarchia n. gen. and Vaughtia n. gen., two new muricid genera (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae and Ocenebrinae)". Apex. 10 (4): 127–136
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca". In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213