Pygmaepterys alfredensis

Pygmaepterys alfredensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Pygmaepterys alfredensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. alfredensis
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys alfredensis
(Bartsch, 1915)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Favartia alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915)
  • Murex alfredensis Bartsch, 1915

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325521 on 2020-11-21


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