Pterynotus martinetanus Fenestrate Murex

Pterynotus martinetanus is commonly referred to as Fenestrate Murex. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater

Pterynotus martinetanus, 44.3mm, Kwajalein

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lexID:: 18224
AphiaID:: 217188

Scientific:: Pterynotus martinetanus
German:: Martinets Stachelschnecke
English:: Fenestrate Murex

Category:: Lumache

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Pterynotus (Genus) > martinetanus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Röding, ), 1798

Occurrence:: Cebu ((Philippines), Hawaii, Indian Ocean, Japan, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 10 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rock crevices, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Under rocks, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns
Size:: 0.39" - 1.97" (1,8cm - 5,5cm)
Temperature:: °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, No reliable information available, Predatory, Snails
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pterynotus alatus
Pterynotus albobrunneus
Pterynotus aparrii
Pterynotus barclayanus
Pterynotus bibbeyi
Pterynotus bipinnatus
Pterynotus bouteti
Pterynotus elaticus
Pterynotus elongatus
Ruder-Stachelschnecke, Keulen-Stachelschnecke
Pterynotus laurae
Pterynotus martinetanus
Martinets Stachelschnecke
Pterynotus patagiatus
Pterynotus pellucidus
Durchscheinende Stachelschnecke, Durchsichtige Murex
Pterynotus tripterus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2026-03-18 18:12:02
Last edit:: 2026-03-18 18:28:01

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Pterynotus martinetanus (Röding, 1798)

Pterynotus martinetanus is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Synonymised names
Murex fenestella Schröter, 1805 · unaccepted (synonym)
Murex fenestratus Dillwyn, 1817 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pterymarchia martinetana (Roding, 1798) · unaccepted
Pterynotus (Pterymarchia) martinetanus (Röding, 1798) · alternative representation
Purpura martinetana Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (original combination)

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