Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis Vokes 1970 (mustached bat)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Invalid subtaxa: Murex (Pteronotus) tristichus Dall 1889 [replaced name], Pteropurpura tristicha Dall 1889 [replaced name], Pterynotus (Pterynotus) tristichus Dall 1889 [replaced name]

Full reference: E. H. Vokes. 1970. Cenozoic Muricidae of the Western Atlantic region. Part V - Pterynotus and Poirieria. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 8(1):1-50

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

Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae, Pterynotus (Pterynotus) crenulatus, 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

Type specimens:

  • Pterynotus (Pterynotus) havanensis: MCZ 7308, a shell
  • Murex (Pteronotus) tristichus: MCZ 7308, a shell.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

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

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