Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Purpura crenulata
Belongs to Pterynotus (Pterynotus) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
See also Merle 2002
Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) hoerlei, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) micropterus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) phaneus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) pinnatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) posti, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) propeposti, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) rufirupicolus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) sabinola, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) stenzeli, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) washingtonicus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) weisbordi
Subtaxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus tricarinatus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (7)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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