Pygmaepterys germainae
Species of gastropod
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Pygmaepterys germainae 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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| Pygmaepterys germainae | |
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| Shell of Pygmaepterys germainae (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Pygmaepterys |
| Species: | P. germainae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pygmaepterys germainae (Vokes & D'Attilio, 1980) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Puerto Rico and Martinique.
