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Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex matthewsensis was named by Aldrich (1886). Its type specimen is USNM 638751, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis by Vokes (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Murex matthewsensis Aldrich pp. 18, 59 figs. pl. 3, fig. 15
1970Pterynotus (Pterynotus) matthewsensis Vokes p. 8

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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
genusPterynotusSwainson 1833
subgenusPterynotusSwainson 1833
speciesmatthewsensis(Aldrich 1886)

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.

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Diagnosis
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