Pterynotus barclayanus

Pterynotus barclayanus is a species of sea snail in the family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.

Pterynotus barclayanus
Shell (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Pterynotus
Species:	P. barclayanus
Binomial name
Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1875)
Synonyms
List Coralliophila barclayana H. Adams, 1873 Marchia barclayana (H. Adams, 1873) Murex alocatus Robillard, 1873 Murex lienardi Crosse, 1873 Pterymarchia barclayana (H. Adams, 1873) Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873) Pterynotus purpureus Azuma, 1976

Description

This marine species attains a length of 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.

References

• Crosse, H., 1873. Diagnoses molluscorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie 21: 284-285
• Crosse, H., 1874. Description de Mollusques nouveaux. Journal de Conchyliologie 22: 71-76
• Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Liste des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal (avec planches)(suite). Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 65-82

External links

• Adams, H. (1873). Descriptions of seventeen new species of land and marine shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1873: 205-209, pl. 23