Biology:Pygmaepterys avatea

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Pygmaepterys avatea
Pygmaepterys avatea (MNHN-IM-2000-20172).jpeg
Shell of Pygmaepterys avatea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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Gastropoda
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P. avatea
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys avatea
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
Synonyms
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 (basionym)
  • Favartia avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 (original combination)

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

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Austral Islands, French Polynesia.

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5438439 entry