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Pygmaepterys funafutiensis

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Pygmaepterys funafutiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. funafutiensis
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys funafutiensis
(Hedley, 1899)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) funafutiensis (Hedley, 1899)
  • Favartia funafutiensis (Hedley, 1899)
  • Murex funafutiensis Hedley, 1899

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Tuvalu.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys funafutiensis (Hedley, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325979 on 2020-11-21
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