Pygmaepterys philcloveri

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

Pygmaepterys philcloveri
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P. philcloveri
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys philcloveri
(Houart, 1984)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) philcloveri (Houart, 1984)
  • Favartia philcloveri (Houart, 1984)
  • Poirieria (Pazinotus) philcloveri Houart, 1984

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


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