Muricidae – Muricinae: Pterochelus duffusi Iredale, 1936 (‘Duffus’s murex’)

Synonym(s): duffusi Iredale, 1936 phillipsi Vokes, 1966.
Typical shell-length 60 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to eastern Australia (QLD, NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this species is recorded from off the east coast.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Pterochelus

no coastal locality records for this species currently available