Pygmaepterys rauli

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

Pygmaepterys rauli
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. rauli
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys rauli
(Espinosa, 1990)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) rauli (Espinosa, 1990)
  • Favartia rauli (Espinosa, 1990)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys rauli Espinosa, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408793 on 2020-11-21
  • Espinosa J. (1990). Una especie nueva y adiciones a la fauna cubana de Muricoidea (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Poeyana. 407: 1-9.


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