Pygmaepterys cracentis

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

Pygmaepterys cracentis
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. cracentis
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys cracentis
(Houart, 1996)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) cracentis (Houart, 1996)
  • Favartia cracentis (Houart, 1996)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Moluccas, Indonesia.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys cracentis Houart, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408796 on 2020-11-21


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