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

Pygmaepterys kurodai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. kurodai
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys kurodai
Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) kurodai Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964
  • Favartia kurodai Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Honshu Island, Japan.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys kurodai (Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1325997 on 2020-11-21
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