Pygmaepterys avatea

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

Pygmaepterys avatea
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. avatea
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys avatea
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
Synonyms
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 (basionym)
  • Favartia avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 (original combination)

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys avatea (Houart & Tröndlé, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325533 on 2020-11-21


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