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Pterynotus (mustached bat)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy

Pterynotus was named by Swainson (1833) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 700]. It is extant. Its type is Murex pinnatus.

It was reranked as Murex (Pterynotus) by Dall (1890); it was misspelled as Pteronotus by Finlay (1929), Vokes (1970), Ladd (1977), Ladd (1982), Vaught et al. (1989), Beu et al. (1990), Wilson (1994), Squires and Goedert (1995), Squires (2001), Todd (2001), Wienrich (2001), Sepkoski (2002), Landau et al. (2007).

It was assigned to Murex by Dall (1890); to Gastropoda by Finlay (1929); to Muricinae by Vaught et al. (1989), Beu et al. (1990), Wilson (1994), Squires and Goedert (1995); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Muricidae by Vokes (1970), Ladd (1977), Ladd (1982), Squires (2001), Todd (2001), Wienrich (2001), Landau et al. (2007).

Species

P. (Calcitrapessa), P. (Centrifuga), P. (Pterynotus), P. swainsoni (syn. Murex affinis), P. velificus, P. washingtonicus, Timbellus calvus

Synonyms

Marchia was named by Jousseaume (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pterynotus by Vokes (1970).

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).
Timbellus was named by de Gregario (1885).

It was synonymized subjectively with Pterynotus by Vokes (1970).

It was assigned to Muricidae by Darragh (2017).
Pterymurex was named by Roverto (1899). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pterynotus by Vokes (1970).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1833	Pterynotus Swainson
1880	Marchia Jousseaume p. 335
1885	Timbellus de Gregario p. 275
1890	Murex (Pterynotus) Dall p. 142
1899	Pterymurex Roverto
1929	Pteronotus Finlay p. 76
1970	Pterynotus Vokes p. 8
1977	Pterynotus Ladd p. 39
1982	Pterynotus Ladd p. 42
1989	Pterynotus Vaught et al.
1990	Pterynotus Beu et al. p. 414
1994	Pterynotus Wilson p. 34
1995	Pterynotus Squires and Goedert p. 265
2001	Pterynotus Squires p. 9
2001	Pterynotus Todd
2001	Pterynotus Wienrich p. 470
2002	Marchia Sepkoski
2002	Pterynotus Sepkoski
2007	Pterynotus Landau et al. p. 16
2017	Timbellus Darragh p. 73

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Muricoidea	de Costa 1776
family	Muricidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Pterynotus	Swainson 1833

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Pterynotus Swainson 1833 [mustached bat]

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Subg. Pterynotus (Calcitrapessa)

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Calcitrapessa leeana Dall 1890

Subg. Pterynotus (Centrifuga)

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Pterynotus (Centrifuga) centrifuga Hinds 1844

Subg. Pterynotus (Pterynotus) Swainson 1833

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†Pterynotus (Pterynotus) burnsii Aldrich 1893

Pterynotus (Pterynotus) bushae Vokes 1970