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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex triformis Reeve, 1845
   Pterynotus (Pterochelus) triformis (Reeve, 1845)
   Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)
   Pterochelus bipunctatus Sowerby, 1879

Common Name

The Three-Shaped Murex p.sp. 53 [as Murex triformis]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  
Triangle Murex p.142 [as Pterochelus triformis]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Three-Winged Murex p.214      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Triple Murex p.136, pl.137      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

southern NSW to Esperance, WA {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Tas. coast

References

 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.170 [ as Pterynotus triformis ]  General reference
 Vokes, E.H. 1993. p.91, pl. 3, figs. 3-6 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.36 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.88, pl. 59, figs. 1-1b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880
                              Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11071) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-28.