Poropteron quinquelobatus

Poropteron quinquelobatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Poropteron quinquelobatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ocenebrinae
Genus:
Poropteron
Subgenus:
Poropteron
Species:
P. quinquelobatus
Binomial name
Poropteron quinquelobatus
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1879)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex quinquelobatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1879t
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) joostei Lorenz, 1990
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) quinquelobata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879)
  • Pteropurpura joostei Lorenz, 1990
  • Pteropurpura quinquelobata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879)

Description

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Poropteron quinquelobatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992995 on 2022-02-25
  • Lorenz, F. (1990). Further notes on South African Muricidae. La Conchiglia. 256: 12-17.


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