Pygmaepterys oxossi

Pygmaepterys oxossi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Pygmaepterys
Species:	P. oxossi
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys oxossi (Petuch, 1979)
Synonyms [1]
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) oxossi(Petuch, 1979) Favartia oxossi(Petuch, 1979) Muricopsis oxossiPetuch, 1979

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys oxossi (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326032 on 2020-11-21

External links

• Petuch, E. J. (1979). New gastropods from the Abrolhos Archipelago and reef complex, Brazil. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(3):510-526. 4: figs