Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative combination: Murex matthewsensis
Belongs to Pterynotus (Pterynotus) according to E. H. Vokes 1970
Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) hoerlei, 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
Type specimen: USNM 638751, a partial shell
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (3: Alabama collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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