Pterynotus barclayanus

Pterynotus barclayanus is a species of sea snail in the family Muricidae, the murex or rock snails.^[1]

Pterynotus barclayanus
Shell (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Pterynotus
Species:	P. barclayanus
Binomial name
Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
List Coralliophila barclayana H. Adams, 1873 Marchia barclayana (H. Adams, 1873) Murex alocatus Robillard, 1873 Murex lienardi Crosse, 1873 Pterymarchia barclayana (H. Adams, 1873) Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873) Pterynotus purpureus Azuma, 1976

Description

This marine species attains a length of 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.