Pygmaepterys avatea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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| Shell of Pygmaepterys avatea (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Pygmaepterys |
| Species: | P. avatea
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| Pygmaepterys avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
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Description
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Austral Islands, French Polynesia.
References
edit- ^ a b "Pygmaepterys avatea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
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