Poropteron graagae

Poropteron graagae, common name the stag shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Poropteron graagae
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P. graagae
Binomial name
Poropteron graagae
(Coen, 1943)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex mitriformis G.B. Sowerby II, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex mitriformis Wood, 1828; Pteropurpura incurvispina Kilburn, 1970, is a replacement name)
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) graagae (Coen, 1943)
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) incurvispina Kilburn, 1970
  • Pteropurpura graagae (Coen, 1943)
  • Pteropurpura incurvispina(Kilburn, 1970)
  • Tritonalia graagae Coen, 1943

Description

Distribution

This marine species lives under rocks, 5–10 m. depth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Poropteron graagae (Coen, 1943). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992993 on 2022-02-25


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