Species Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)
The Spine-Winged Murex
- Murex acanthopterus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. pp. 1-16 in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. Paris : Agasse Part 23 pp. 1-16, pls 391-488. [pl. 417, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype MHNG. - Murex (Pterochelus) saibaiensis Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1899. Report on the marine Mollusca obtained during the first expedition of Prof. A.C. Haddon to the Torres Straits in 1888-89. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 27: 150-206, pls 1-2 [161, pl. 10, fig. 1].
Type data:
Status unknown, between Saibai I. and New Guinea, 10-17 fathoms.
Generic Combinations
- Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816). —
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182. [476, pl. 116, figs 1-5] - Pterynotus (Pterochelus) acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [36, pl. 2, figs 20a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, rocks, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 150 m
General References
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182. [476, pl. 116, figs 1-5]
Vokes, E.H. 1993. Review of the muricine subgenus Pterynotus (Pterochelus) in Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 14: 83-105 [86, pl. 1, figs 1-4, pl. 2, figs 1-4, pl. 3, figs 1-2]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [36, pl. 2, figs 20a-b]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [88, pl. 59, figs 4-4b]
Common Name References
Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Murex. pls 1-34 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 64] (The Spine-Winged Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |