Pygmaepterys maraisi

Pygmaepterys maraisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Pygmaepterys
Species:	P. maraisi
Binomial name
	Pygmaepterys maraisi; (Vokes, 1978)
Synonyms
	Favartia (Pygmaepterys) maraisi(E. H. Vokes, 1978); Favartia maraisi(E. H. Vokes, 1978); Pterynotus (Pygmaepterys) maraisiVokes, 1978;

Last updated October 04, 2025

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.

References

1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326020 on 2020-11-21

Vokes E.H. (1978). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern coast of Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 375-418, pls 1-8.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys maraisi (E. H. Vokes, 1978). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326020 on 2020-11-21

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