Biology:Pygmaepterys adenensis

Short description: Species of gastropod

Pygmaepterys adenensis
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. adenensis
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys adenensis (Houart & Wranik, 1989)
Synonyms
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) adenensis (Houart & Wranik, 1989) Favartia adenensis Houart & Wranik, 1989

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

External links

• Houart R. & Wranik W. (1989). Description of two new species of the genus Pygmaepterys Vokes, 1978 and report of Typhis (Talityphis) bengalensis (Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), from the Gulf of Aden. Apex. 4(4): 85-90

Wikidata ☰ Q5438435 entry