Pterynotus elongatus

Pterynotus elongatus, commonly known as club murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The shell size varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

• Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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