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Pterynotus (Pterochelus) westralis Ponder & Wilson, 1973

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Pterochelus westralis Ponder & Wilson, 1973

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: paratype [original reference seen] Ponder, W.P. & Wilson, B.R. 1973. p.396, pl. 39, figs. 2-3, text figs. 1-2
WAM 438-72 holotype 146 m, NW of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, fine calcareous sand substrate

References

 Wilson, B. 1994. p.36 Type SpecAv

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880
                              Pterochelus westralis Ponder & Wilson, 1973
                                Pterynotus (Pterochelus) westralis Ponder & Wilson, 1973

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11076) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.