# Pterynotus

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***Pterynotus*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [sea snails](/source/Sea_snail), [marine](/source/Marine_(ocean)) [gastropod](/source/Gastropod) [mollusks](/source/Mollusk) in the subfamily [Muricinae](/source/Muricinae) of the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Muricidae](/source/Muricidae), the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

## Species

The following species are recognised in the genus *Pterynotus*:

- *[Pterynotus alatus](/source/Pterynotus_alatus)* (Röding, 1798)
- *[Pterynotus albobrunneus](/source/Pterynotus_albobrunneus)* Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980[2]
- *[Pterynotus aparrii](/source/Pterynotus_aparrii)* D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980
- *[Pterynotus barclayanus](/source/Pterynotus_barclayanus)* (H. Adams, 1873)
- *[Pterynotus bibbeyi](/source/Pterynotus_bibbeyi)* (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
- *[Pterynotus bipinnatus](/source/Pterynotus_bipinnatus)* (Reeve, 1845)
- *[Pterynotus bouteti](/source/Pterynotus_bouteti)* Houart, 1990
- †*[Pterynotus denudatus](/source/Pterynotus_denudatus)* (Deshayes, 1835)
- *[Pterynotus elaticus](/source/Pterynotus_elaticus)* (Houart, 2000)
- *[Pterynotus elongatus](/source/Pterynotus_elongatus)* (Lightfoot, 1786)
- †*[Pterynotus fusoides](/source/Pterynotus_fusoides)* (Deshayes, 1865)
- *[Pterynotus laurae](/source/Pterynotus_laurae)* Houart, 1997
- *[Pterynotus martinetana](/source/Pterynotus_martinetana)* (Röding, 1798)
- *[Pterynotus patagiatus](/source/Pterynotus_patagiatus)* (Hedley, 1912)
- *[Pterynotus pellucidus](/source/Pterynotus_pellucidus)* (Reeve, 1845)
- †*[Pterynotus pseuderinaceus](/source/Pterynotus_pseuderinaceus)* (Boettger, 1902)
- †*[Pterynotus rembangensis](/source/Pterynotus_rembangensis)* (Wanner & Hahn, 1935)
- *[Pterynotus tripterus](/source/Pterynotus_tripterus)* (Born, 1778)
- †*[Pterynotus wallacei](/source/Pterynotus_wallacei)* (Pritchard, 1898)

### Former species

- *Pterynotus acanthopterus* (Lamarck, 1816) reclassified as *[Pterochelus acanthopterus](/source/Pterochelus_acanthopterus)* (Lamarck, 1816)
- *Pterynotus akation* E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as *[Pterochelus akation](/source/Pterochelus_akation)* (E. H. Vokes, 1993)
- *Pterynotus angasi* (Crosse, 1863) reclassified as *[Prototyphis angasi](/source/Prototyphis_angasi)* (Crosse, 1863)
- *Pterynotus atlantideus* Bouchet & Warén, 1985 reclassified as *[Timbellus atlantideus](/source/Timbellus_atlantideus)* (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
- *Pterynotus bednalli* (Brazier, 1878) reclassified as *[Timbellus bednalli](/source/Timbellus_bednalli)* (Brazier, 1878)
- †*Pterynotus bifrons* (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †*[Timbellus bifrons](/source/Timbellus_bifrons)* (Tate, 1888)
- *Pterynotus brianbaileyi* Mühlhäusser, 1984 reclassified as *[Chicoreus brianbaileyi](/source/Chicoreus_brianbaileyi)* (Mühlhäusser, 1984)
- *Pterynotus bushae* E. H. Vokes, 1970 synonymized with *[Timbellus phaneus](/source/Timbellus_phaneus)* (Dall, 1889)
- *Pterynotus celinamarumai* Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with *[Chicoreus orchidiflorus](/source/Chicoreus_orchidiflorus)* (Shikama, 1973)
- *Pterynotus cerinamarumai* Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with *[Chicoreus orchidiflorus](/source/Chicoreus_orchidiflorus)* (Shikama, 1973)
- *Pterynotus concavopterus* Kosuge, 1980 reclassified as *[Favartia concavoptera](/source/Favartia_concavoptera)* (Kosuge, 1980)
- †*Pterynotus contabulatus* (Lamarck, 1803) reclassified as †*[Pterochelus contabulatus](/source/Pterochelus_contabulatus)* (Lamarck, 1803)
- *Pterynotus crauroptera* Houart, 1991 reclassified as *[Timbellus crauroptera](/source/Timbellus_crauroptera)* (Houart, 1991)
- †*Pterynotus crenulatus* (Röding, 1798) reclassified as †*[Timbellus crenulatus](/source/Timbellus_crenulatus)* (Röding, 1798)
- †*Pterynotus didymus* (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †*[Timbellus didymus](/source/Timbellus_didymus)* (Tate, 1888)
- *Pterynotus duffusi* (Iredale, 1936) reclassified as *[Pterochelus duffusi](/source/Pterochelus_duffusi)* Iredale, 1936
- *Pterynotus emilyae* Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 reclassified as *[Timbellus emilyae](/source/Timbellus_emilyae)* (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007)
- †*Pterynotus falsiornatus* (Magne, 1940) synonymized with †*[Subpterynotus rhombicus](/source/Subpterynotus_rhombicus)* (Meunier, 1880)
- *Pterynotus fernandezi* Houart, 2000 reclassified as *[Timbellus fernandezi](/source/Timbellus_fernandezi)* (Houart, 2000)
- *Pterynotus flemingi* Beu, 1967 reclassified as *[Timbellus flemingi](/source/Timbellus_flemingi)* (Beu, 1967)
- *Pterynotus fulgens* Houart, 1988 reclassified as *[Timbellus fulgens](/source/Timbellus_fulgens)* (Houart, 1988)
- *Pterynotus gambiensis* (Reeve, 1845) reclassified as *[Purpurellus gambiensis](/source/Purpurellus_gambiensis)* (Reeve, 1845)
- *Pterynotus gouldi* A. Adams, 1863 reclassified as *[Ceratostoma burnettii](/source/Ceratostoma_burnettii)* (Reeve, 1849)
- *Pterynotus guesti* Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as *[Timbellus guesti](/source/Timbellus_guesti)* (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
- *Pterynotus guillei* Houart, 1985 synonymized with *[Chicoreus guillei](/source/Chicoreus_guillei)* Houart, 1985
- *Pterynotus havanensis* E. H. Vokes, 1970 reclassified as *[Timbellus havanensis](/source/Timbellus_havanensis)* (E. H. Vokes, 1970)
- †*Pterynotus kaiparaensis* C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as †*[Timbellus kaiparaensis](/source/Timbellus_kaiparaensis)* (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
- *Pterynotus leucas* (Locard, 1897) reclassified as *[Timbellus leucas](/source/Timbellus_leucas)* (Locard, 1897)
- *Pterynotus levii* Houart, 1988 reclassified as *[Timbellus levii](/source/Timbellus_levii)* (Houart, 1988)
- *Pterynotus lightbourni* Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 synonymized with *[Timbellus lightbourni](/source/Timbellus_lightbourni)* (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
- *Pterynotus loebbeckei* (Kobelt, 1879) reclassified as *[Chicoreus loebbeckei](/source/Chicoreus_loebbeckei)* (Kobelt, 1879)
- *Pterynotus macleani* W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969 reclassified as *[Purpurellus macleani](/source/Purpurellus_macleani)* (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969)
- *Pterynotus maraisi* E. H. Vokes, 1978 reclassified as *[Pygmaepterys maraisi](/source/Pygmaepterys_maraisi)* (E. H. Vokes, 1978)
- *Pterynotus marshalli* Houart, 1989 sreclassified as *[Timbellus marshalli](/source/Timbellus_marshalli)* (Houart, 1989)
- †*Pterynotus micropterus* (Deshayes, 1835) reclassified as †*[Timbellus micropterus](/source/Timbellus_micropterus)* (Deshayes, 1835)
- *Pterynotus miyokoae* Kosuge, 1979 reclassified as *[Chicoreus miyokoae](/source/Chicoreus_miyokoae)* (Kosuge, 1979)
- *Pterynotus norfolkensis* C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as *[Tripterotyphis norfolkensis](/source/Tripterotyphis_norfolkensis)* (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
- *Pterynotus orchidiflorus* Shikama, 1973 reclassified as *[Chicoreus orchidiflorus](/source/Chicoreus_orchidiflorus)* (Shikama, 1973)
- *Pterynotus phaneus* (Dall, 1889) reclassified as *[Timbellus phaneus](/source/Timbellus_phaneus)* (Dall, 1889)
- *Pterynotus phillipsi* E. H. Vokes, 1966 synonymized with *[Pterochelus duffusi](/source/Pterochelus_duffusi)* Iredale, 1936
- *Pterynotus phyllopterus* (Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as *[Timbellus phyllopterus](/source/Timbellus_phyllopterus)* (Lamarck, 1822)
- *Pterynotus pinnatus* (Swainson, 1822) reclassified as *[Pterynotus alatus](/source/Pterynotus_alatus)* (Röding, 1798)
- *Pterynotus pinniger* (Broderip, 1833) reclassified as *[Purpurellus pinniger](/source/Purpurellus_pinniger)* (Broderip, 1833)
- *Pterynotus purpureus* Azuma, 1976 synonymized with *[Pterynotus barclayanus](/source/Pterynotus_barclayanus)* (H. Adams, 1873)
- *Pterynotus radwini* Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as *[Timbellus radwini](/source/Timbellus_radwini)* (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
- *Pterynotus richeri* Houart, 1987 reclassified as *[Timbellus richeri](/source/Timbellus_richeri)* (Houart, 1987)
- *Pterynotus rubidus* Houart, 2001 reclassified as *[Timbellus rubidus](/source/Timbellus_rubidus)* (Houart, 2001)
- †*Pterynotus sondeianus* K. Martin, 1895 reclassified as †*[Chicoreus sondeianus](/source/Chicoreus_sondeianus)* (K. Martin, 1895)
- *Pterynotus stenostoma* Houart, 1991 reclassified as *[Timbellus stenostoma](/source/Timbellus_stenostoma)* (Houart, 1991)
- *Pterynotus swansoni* Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 synonymized with *[Pteropurpura centrifuga](/source/Pteropurpura_centrifuga)* (Hinds, 1844)
- *Pterynotus triformis* (Reeve, 1845) reclassified as *[Pterochelus triformis](/source/Pterochelus_triformis)* (Reeve, 1845)
- †*Pterynotus tripteroides* (Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as †*[Timbellus tripteroides](/source/Timbellus_tripteroides)* (Lamarck, 1822)
- *Pterynotus triqueter* (Born, 1778) reclassified as *[Naquetia triqueter](/source/Naquetia_triqueter)* (Born, 1778)
- *Pterynotus undosus* E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as *[Pterochelus undosus](/source/Pterochelus_undosus)* (E. H. Vokes, 1993)* †*Pterynotus velificus* (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †*[Timbellus velificus](/source/Timbellus_velificus)* (Tate, 1888)
- *Pterynotus vespertilio* (Kira, 1959) reclassified as *[Timbellus vespertilio](/source/Timbellus_vespertilio)* (Kira, 1959)
- *Pterynotus westralis* Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973 reclassified as *[Pterochelus westralis](/source/Pterochelus_westralis)* (Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973)
- *Pterynotus xenos* Harasewych, 1982 reclassified as *[Timbellus xenos](/source/Timbellus_xenos)* (Harasewych, 1982)
- *Pterynotus zealandicus* (Hutton, 1873) reclassified as *[Ponderia zealandica](/source/Ponderia_zealandica)* (Hutton, 1873)

## References

- 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"](https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928744). *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](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42257087)
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). ["Mollusca"](http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf). 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

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