Pygmaepterys bellini

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

Pygmaepterys bellini
Scientific classification
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Muricoidae
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P. bellini
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys bellini
(D'Attilio & Myers, 1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) bellini (D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1985)ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Favartia bellini (D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1985)

Distribution

The type specimen was collected off of Okinawa, Japan.[2]

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys bellini D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408795 on 2020-11-21
  2. http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~molluscs/test3/pygmae1.html


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