Pterynopsis
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| Pterynopsis | |
|---|---|
| Shell of † Pterynopsis meridionalis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | †Pterynopsis JE. H. Vokes, 1972 |
| Type species | |
| † Pterynopsis prosopeion E.H. Vokes, 1972 | |
Pterynopsis is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]