Pygmaepterys juanitae

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

Pygmaepterys juanitae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. juanitae
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys juanitae
(Gibson-Smith & Gibson-Smith, 1983)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) juanitae (J. Gibson-Smith & W. Gibson-Smith, 1983)
  • Favartia juanitae (J. Gibson-Smith & W. Gibson-Smith, 1983)

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys juanitae J. Gibson-Smith & W. Gibson-Smith, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408797 on 2020-11-21


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