Pterynotus tripterus (Born, 1778)
63.8mm
Pterynotus
tripterus is rare in the Marshalls. Specimens have been found under rocks
or exposed on a hard reef substrate on lagoon pinnacles and the seaward reef,
at depths from about 3 to 20m. Shells are usually heavily encrusted, helping
them blend in well with their surroundings.
A smaller, relatively clean shell
from a lagoon pinnacle.
Created 1 October 2010
Updated 16 March 2020
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