Pygmaepterys maraisi

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

Pygmaepterys maraisi
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. maraisi
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys maraisi
(Vokes, 1978)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978)
  • Favartia maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978)
  • Pterynotus (Pygmaepterys) maraisi Vokes, 1978

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326020 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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