Poropteron transkeianus

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Poropteron transkeianus
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Shell of Poropteron transkeianus (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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P. transkeianus
Binomial name
Poropteron transkeianus
(Houart, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) transkeianaHouart, 1991 (basionym)
  • Pteropurpura transkeianaHouart, 1991 (original combination)

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

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Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Poropteron transkeianus (Houart, 1991). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992996 on 2022-02-25