Pterynotus tripterus explained

Pterynotus tripterus, commonly known as the three-winged murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 60 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the western Pacific Ocean.

References

• Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp
• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.

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