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Pterynotus (Pterynotus) elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex elongatus Lightfoot, 1786
   Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
   Murex clavus Kiener, 1842

Common Name

Elongate Murex p.210      Coleman, N. 1981.  
The Rudder Murex p.sp. 9 [as Murex clavus]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.27 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.128 

Keywords

substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O 1967. p.123, pl. 15, fig. 13 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.238-239, fig. 83H General reference
 Ponder, W.F. 1972. p.218 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1845. p.sp. 9, pl. 2, fig. 9 [ as Murex clavus ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.35 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.35 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Pterynotus Swainson, 1833
                              Pterynotus (Pterynotus) Swainson, 1833
                                Pterynotus (Pterynotus) elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11083) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.