Pterorytis Conrad 1862 (murex snail)
Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae
Parent taxon: Ocenebrinae according to T. J. DeVries 2005
Sister taxa: Acanthina, Carhuaspina, Crassilabrum, Eupleura, Herminespina, Jsowerbya, Mariasalpinx, Muregina, Pterynopsis, Tactilispina, Urosalpinx, Vokesinotus
Subtaxa: Pterorytis pacanana, Pterorytis roxaneae, Pterorytis umbrifer
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore