Pterynotus (Pterynotus) posti Dall 1896

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Murex (Pteropurpura) posti, Pteropurpura postii, Purpura (Pteropurpura) posti

Belongs to Pterynotus (Pterynotus) according to E. H. Vokes 1970

See also Dall 1903

Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) hoerlei, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) micropterus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) phaneus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) pinnatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) propeposti, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) rufirupicolus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) sabinola, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) stenzeli, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) washingtonicus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi

Type specimen: USNM 130349, a shell

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pterynotus (Pterynotus) posti in the database

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