Pterynotus elongatus
Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
Clavus murex
Pterynotus elongatus
photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Family:  Muricidae (purpuras, murex and rock shells)
Max. size:  9 cm ShH (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 8 - 183 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Oman, Philippines, New Caledonia and French Polynesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Length based on occurrence record; to be replaced with better reference. Depth range is based on two occurrence records (Ref. 99550); to be replaced with a better reference.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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