Pygmaepterys alfredensis

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Pygmaepterys alfredensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. alfredensis
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys alfredensis
(Bartsch, 1915)
Synonyms [1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) alfredensis(Bartsch, 1915)
  • Favartia alfredensis(Bartsch, 1915)
  • Murex alfredensisBartsch, 1915

Pygmaepterys alfredensis 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 occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys alfredensis (Bartsch, 1915). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325521 on 2020-11-21