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Pterorhytis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Pterorhytis was named by Conrad (1862).

It was reranked as Murex (Pterorhytis) by Martin (1904) and Ward and Blackwelder (1987).

It was assigned to Muricidae by Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Murex by Martin (1904) and Ward and Blackwelder (1987).

Species
P. conradi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Pterorhytis Conrad
1904Murex (Pterorhytis) Martin p. 203
1987Pterorhytis Ward and Blackwelder p. 132

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPterorhytisConrad 1862

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. †Pterorhytis Conrad 1862
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†Pterorhytis conradi Dall 1890
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available