Poropteron graagae

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Poropteron graagae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Poropteron
Species:
P. graagae
Binomial name
Poropteron graagae
(Coen, 1943)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex mitriformisG.B. Sowerby II, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex mitriformis Wood, 1828; Pteropurpura incurvispinaKilburn, 1970, is a replacement name)
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) graagae(Coen, 1943)
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) incurvispinaKilburn, 1970
  • Pteropurpura graagae(Coen, 1943)
  • Pteropurpura incurvispina(Kilburn, 1970)
  • Tritonalia graagaeCoen, 1943

Poropteron graagae, common name the stag shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This marine species lives under rocks, 5–10 m. depth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Poropteron graagae (Coen, 1943). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992993 on 2022-02-25