Pygmaepterys menoui

(Redirected from Favartia menoui)

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

Pygmaepterys menoui
Shell of Pygmaepterys menoui (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. menoui
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys menoui
(Houart, 1990)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) menoui (Houart, 1990)
  • Favartia menoui (Houart, 1990)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys menoui Houart, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408799 on 2020-11-21
  • Houart R. (1990). Four new species of Muricidae from New Caledonia. Venus. 49(3): 205-214