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Pygmaepterys avatea
Shell of Pygmaepterys avatea (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Pygmaepterys
Species:	P. avatea
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
Synonyms
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 (basionym) Favartia avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 (original combination)

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

Description

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Austral Islands, French Polynesia.

References

1. ^ "Pygmaepterys avatea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

External links

• Houart R. & Tröndlé J. (2008). Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. Novapex. 9(2-3): 53-93.

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