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Pterorytis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Pterorytis was named by Conrad (1862) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1267]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Murex (Pterorytis) by Arnold (1903).

It was assigned to Murex by Arnold (1903); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ocenebrinae by DeVries (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Pterorytis Conrad
1903Murex (Pterorytis) Arnold p. 245
2002Pterorytis Sepkoski
2005Pterorytis DeVries p. 165

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyOcenebrinaeCossmann 1903
genusPterorytisConrad 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. Pterorytis Conrad 1862
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Pterorytis pacanana DeVries 2005
Pterorytis roxaneae Petuch 1994
Pterorytis umbrifer Conrad 1832
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available