Pterochelus westralis

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

Pterochelus westralis
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. westralis
Binomial name
Pterochelus westralis
(Ponder & Wilson, 1973)
Synonyms[1]

Pterynotus (Pterochelus) westralis Ponder & Wilson, 1973

References
  1. Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & Wilson, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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