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

Pygmaepterys bellini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. bellini
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys bellini
(D'Attilio & Myers, 1985)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) bellini (D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1985)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Favartia bellini (D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1985)

Description

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Distribution

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The type specimen was collected off of Okinawa, Japan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys bellini D'Attilio & B. W. Myers, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408795 on 2020-11-21
  2. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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