Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex micropterus
Belongs to Pterynotus (Pterynotus) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) hoerlei, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis, 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
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Saint-Vast-les-Mello, Barisseuse (Eocene of France)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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