Pterochelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880 |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Pterochelus include:
- Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)[2]
- Pterochelus akation (Vokes, 1993)[3]
- Pterochelus ariomus (Clench & Farfante, 1945)[4]
- Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936[5]
- Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)[6]
- Pterochelus undosus (Vokes, 1993)[7]
- Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & Wilson, 1973)[8]
References
edit- ^ Pterochelus Jousseaume, 1880. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Pterochelus akation (Vokes, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Pterochelus ariomus (Clench & Farfante, 1945). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Pterochelus undosus (Vokes, 1993). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & Wilson, 1973). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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