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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Pterynotus (Pterynotus) pinnatus (Swainson, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura alatus Röding, 1798
   Murex pinnatus Swainson, 1822

Common Name

The Winged Murex p.sp. 57 [as Murex pinnatus]      Reeve, L.A. 1845.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Bonaparte Gulf, WA to Cape Moreton, Qld {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.128 
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1974. p.173-174 [ as Pterynotus alatus ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.359, pl. 2, fig. 11 Checklist
 Ponder, W.F. 1972. p.217, pl. 20, fig. 1, text fig. 1 [ as Pterynotus (Pterynotus) alatus (Röding) ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Vokes, E.H. 1970. p.186 Taxonomy
 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) pinnatus (Swainson, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11090) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.