Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spellings: Pteronotus (Pterochelus), Pterynotus (Pterochelus)
Synonyms: Alipurpura Fischer 1884 [objective synonym], Murex (Alipurpura) Fischer 1884 [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Muricidae according to J. A. Todd 2001
See also Finlay 1930, Sepkoski 2002, Turner 1938 and Vokes 1970
Sister taxa: Acanthotrophon, Aspella, Atractodon, Attiliosa, Austrotrophon, Babelomurex, Boreotrophon, Calothrophon, Calotrophon, Cathymorula, Coralliophilinae, Crassimurex, Cymia, Dermomurex, Drupinae, Eofavartia, Ergalataxinae, Favartia, Hadriania, Haustrinae, Heteropurpura, Hexaplex, Homalocantha, Jaton, Lyrotyphis, Mexacanthina, Monoceros, Morula, Murexiella, Murexsul, Muricanthus, Muricidea, Muricinae, Muricopsinae, Muricopsis, Murotriton, Nucella, Nucellopsis, Ocenebra, Ocenebrinae, Ocinebrina, Ocinebrinae, Odontopolys, Orania, Pagodula, Phyllocoma, Ponderia, Pteropurpura, Pterorhytis, Pterotyphis, Pterymarchia, Pterynotus, Purpura, Purpurellus, Pygmaepterys, Rapaninae, Reishia, Shaskyus, Siphonochelus, Sohliina, Spinidrupa, Spinucella, Thaidinae, Thais, Trachypollia, Tripterotyphinae, Tritonaliinae, Trophoninae, Typhinae, Typhinellus, Typhis, Vitularia, Yasila, Yunomys
Subtaxa: Murex (Alipurpura) coosensis Pterynotus (Pterochelus) acanthopterus Pterynotus (Pterochelus) angelus Pterynotus (Pterochelus) ariomus Pterynotus (Pterochelus) tristichus
Type: Murex acanthopterus
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (2 collections)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), Denmark (3), United States (1: Mississippi)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: Oregon)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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