# Pterynotus

Pterynotus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

## Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Pterynotus:
* Pterynotus alatus (Röding, 1798)
* Pterynotus albobrunneus Bertsch & D'Attilio, 1980
* Pterynotus aparrii D'Attilio & Bertsch, 1980
* Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873)
* Pterynotus bibbeyi (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976)
* Pterynotus bipinnatus (Reeve, 1845)
* Pterynotus bouteti Houart, 1990
* †Pterynotus denudatus (Deshayes, 1835)
* Pterynotus elaticus (Houart, 2000)
* Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
* †Pterynotus fusoides (Deshayes, 1865)
* Pterynotus laurae Houart, 1997
* Pterynotus martinetana (Röding, 1798)
* Pterynotus patagiatus (Hedley, 1912)
* Pterynotus pellucidus (Reeve, 1845)
* †Pterynotus pseuderinaceus (Boettger, 1902)
* †Pterynotus rembangensis (Wanner & Hahn, 1935)
* Pterynotus tripterus (Born, 1778)
* †Pterynotus wallacei (Pritchard, 1898)

### Former species

* Pterynotus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816) reclassified as Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816)
* Pterynotus akation E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as Pterochelus akation (E. H. Vokes, 1993)
* Pterynotus angasi (Crosse, 1863) reclassified as Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863)
* Pterynotus atlantideus Bouchet & Warén, 1985 reclassified as Timbellus atlantideus (Bouchet & Warén, 1985)
* Pterynotus bednalli (Brazier, 1878) reclassified as Timbellus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)
* †Pterynotus bifrons (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †Timbellus bifrons (Tate, 1888)
* Pterynotus brianbaileyi Mühlhäusser, 1984 reclassified as Chicoreus brianbaileyi (Mühlhäusser, 1984)
* Pterynotus bushae E. H. Vokes, 1970 synonymized with Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889)
* Pterynotus celinamarumai Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
* Pterynotus cerinamarumai Kosuge, 1980 synonymized with Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
* Pterynotus concavopterus Kosuge, 1980 reclassified as Favartia concavoptera (Kosuge, 1980)
* †Pterynotus contabulatus (Lamarck, 1803) reclassified as †Pterochelus contabulatus (Lamarck, 1803)
* Pterynotus crauroptera Houart, 1991 reclassified as Timbellus crauroptera (Houart, 1991)
* †Pterynotus crenulatus (Röding, 1798) reclassified as †Timbellus crenulatus (Röding, 1798)
* †Pterynotus didymus (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †Timbellus didymus (Tate, 1888)
* Pterynotus duffusi (Iredale, 1936) reclassified as Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936
* Pterynotus emilyae Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007 reclassified as Timbellus emilyae (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007)
* †Pterynotus falsiornatus (Magne, 1940) synonymized with †Subpterynotus rhombicus (Meunier, 1880)
* Pterynotus fernandezi Houart, 2000 reclassified as Timbellus fernandezi (Houart, 2000)
* Pterynotus flemingi Beu, 1967 reclassified as Timbellus flemingi (Beu, 1967)
* Pterynotus fulgens Houart, 1988 reclassified as Timbellus fulgens (Houart, 1988)
* Pterynotus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845) reclassified as Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845)
* Pterynotus gouldi A. Adams, 1863 reclassified as Ceratostoma burnettii (Reeve, 1849)
* Pterynotus guesti Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as Timbellus guesti (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
* Pterynotus guillei Houart, 1985 synonymized with Chicoreus guillei Houart, 1985
* Pterynotus havanensis E. H. Vokes, 1970 reclassified as Timbellus havanensis (E. H. Vokes, 1970)
* †Pterynotus kaiparaensis C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as †Timbellus kaiparaensis (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
* Pterynotus leucas (Locard, 1897) reclassified as Timbellus leucas (Locard, 1897)
* Pterynotus levii Houart, 1988 reclassified as Timbellus levii (Houart, 1988)
* Pterynotus lightbourni Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 synonymized with Timbellus lightbourni (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
* Pterynotus loebbeckei (Kobelt, 1879) reclassified as Chicoreus loebbeckei (Kobelt, 1879)
* Pterynotus macleani W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969 reclassified as Purpurellus macleani (W. K. Emerson & D'Attilio, 1969)
* Pterynotus maraisi E. H. Vokes, 1978 reclassified as Pygmaepterys maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978)
* Pterynotus marshalli Houart, 1989 sreclassified as Timbellus marshalli (Houart, 1989)
* †Pterynotus micropterus (Deshayes, 1835) reclassified as †Timbellus micropterus (Deshayes, 1835)
* Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979 reclassified as Chicoreus miyokoae (Kosuge, 1979)
* Pterynotus norfolkensis C. A. Fleming, 1962 reclassified as Tripterotyphis norfolkensis (C. A. Fleming, 1962)
* Pterynotus orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973 reclassified as Chicoreus orchidiflorus (Shikama, 1973)
* Pterynotus phaneus (Dall, 1889) reclassified as Timbellus phaneus (Dall, 1889)
* Pterynotus phillipsi E. H. Vokes, 1966 synonymized with Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936
* Pterynotus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)
* Pterynotus pinnatus (Swainson, 1822) reclassified as Pterynotus alatus (Röding, 1798)
* Pterynotus pinniger (Broderip, 1833) reclassified as Purpurellus pinniger (Broderip, 1833)
* Pterynotus purpureus Azuma, 1976 synonymized with Pterynotus barclayanus (H. Adams, 1873)
* Pterynotus radwini Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979 reclassified as Timbellus radwini (Harasewych & R. H. Jensen, 1979)
* Pterynotus richeri Houart, 1987 reclassified as Timbellus richeri (Houart, 1987)
* Pterynotus rubidus Houart, 2001 reclassified as Timbellus rubidus (Houart, 2001)
* †Pterynotus sondeianus K. Martin, 1895 reclassified as †Chicoreus sondeianus (K. Martin, 1895)
* Pterynotus stenostoma Houart, 1991 reclassified as Timbellus stenostoma (Houart, 1991)
* Pterynotus swansoni Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951 synonymized with Pteropurpura centrifuga (Hinds, 1844)
* Pterynotus triformis (Reeve, 1845) reclassified as Pterochelus triformis (Reeve, 1845)
* †Pterynotus tripteroides (Lamarck, 1822) reclassified as †Timbellus tripteroides (Lamarck, 1822)
* Pterynotus triqueter (Born, 1778) reclassified as Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778)
* Pterynotus undosus E. H. Vokes, 1993 reclassified as Pterochelus undosus (E. H. Vokes, 1993)* †Pterynotus velificus (Tate, 1888) reclassified as †Timbellus velificus (Tate, 1888)
* Pterynotus vespertilio (Kira, 1959) reclassified as Timbellus vespertilio (Kira, 1959)
* Pterynotus westralis Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973 reclassified as Pterochelus westralis (Ponder & B. R. Wilson, 1973)
* Pterynotus xenos Harasewych, 1982 reclassified as Timbellus xenos (Harasewych, 1982)
* Pterynotus zealandicus (Hutton, 1873) reclassified as Ponderia zealandica (Hutton, 1873)