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

Pygmaepterys oxossi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pygmaepterys
Species:
P. oxossi
Binomial name
Pygmaepterys oxossi
(Petuch, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
  • Favartia (Pygmaepterys) oxossi (Petuch, 1979)
  • Favartia oxossi (Petuch, 1979)
  • Muricopsis oxossi Petuch, 1979

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys oxossi (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326032 on 2020-11-21
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