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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880

Included taxa

   Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)
   Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)
   Pterochelus diffusi (Iredale, 1936)
   Pterochelus westralis Ponder & Wilson, 1973
   Pterochelus akation Vokes, 1993
   Pterochelus undosus Vokes, 1993

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW coast

References

 Fleming, C.A. 1962. p.112 General reference
 Vokes, E.H. 1993.  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.36 General

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11062) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by bouchet genera on 2003-01-30.