Pygmaepterys

Pygmaepterys
Shell of Pygmaepterys aturensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricopsinae
Genus: Pygmaepterys
E. H. Vokes, 1978
Type species
Murex alfredensis
Bartsch, 1915
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) E. H. Vokes, 1978
  • Pterynotus (Pygmaepterys) E. H. Vokes, 1978 (basionym)

Pygmaepterys is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Muricopsinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys E. H. Vokes, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408792 on 2020-11-21
  • Vokes E.H. (1978). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern coast of Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 375–418, pls 1–8.


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