Pygmaepterys philcloveri

Pygmaepterys philcloveri
Shell of Pygmaepterys philcloveri (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Pygmaepterys
Species:	P. philcloveri
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys philcloveri (Houart, 1984)
Synonyms [1]
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) philcloveri(Houart, 1984) Favartia philcloveri(Houart, 1984) Poirieria (Pazinotus) philcloveriHouart, 1984

Pygmaepterys philcloveri 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 Mindanao, the Philippines.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys philcloveri (Houart, 1984). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326034 on 2020-11-21

• Houart R. (1984). Poiriera (Pazinotus) philcloveri, a new species from the Philippine Islands (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae). Informations de la Société Belge de Malacologie. ser. 12, 2-3: 127-130

External links

• D'Attilio A. & Myers B.W. (1985). A new species of Pygmaepterys Vokes from the western Pacific (Gastropoda: Muricidae). The Nautilus. 99(1): 9-13