Deep-Sea name details
Pterynotus fulgens Houart, 1988
406206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:406206)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine
Houart, R. (1988). Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. <em>Venus.</em> 47(3): 185-196. [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in New Caledonia
type locality contained in New Caledonia (origin: native - non-endemic) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pterynotus fulgens Houart, 1988. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406206 on 2026-07-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pterynotus fulgens Houart, 1988. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406206 on 2026-07-12
original description
Houart, R. (1988). Description of seven new species of Muricidae (Neagastropoda) from the south-western Pacific Ocean. <em>Venus.</em> 47(3): 185-196. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Houart, R. (1991). Description of thirteen new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from Australia and the New Caledonian region, with range extensions to South Africa. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 12: 35-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00852988.1991.10674021 [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 103. [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Houart, R. (1991). Description of thirteen new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from Australia and the New Caledonian region, with range extensions to South Africa. <em>Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia.</em> 12: 35-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00852988.1991.10674021 [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 103. [details]
identification resource Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), <i>Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa</i>. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
