Pterochelus triformis

Pterochelus triformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Pterochelus triformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Pterochelus
Species:
P. triformis
Binomial name
Pterochelus triformis
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms[1]

Murex alatus Sowerby, 1834
Murex triformis Reeve, 1845

Description

This sea snail is generally white shading to brown. The opening is shaped like an oval, with a complex series of channels extending throughout.

They are predatory, drilling holes into the shells of organisms such as clams and barnacles to feed.[2]

References
  1. Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. "Three-shaped Murex". Museums Victoria Collections. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 31 October 2022.


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