Pterynotus (Centrifuga) (murex snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Alternative spellings: Centrifuga, Purpura (Centrifuga)
Parent taxon: Pterynotus according to W. K. Emerson 1960
See also Grant, IV and Gale 1931 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Pterynotus (Calcitrapessa), Pterynotus (Pterynotus), Pterynotus swainsoni, Pterynotus velificus, Pterynotus washingtonicus, Timbellus calvus
Subtaxa: Pterynotus (Centrifuga) centrifuga
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pterynotus (Centrifuga) in the database