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Pygmaepterys pratulum E. H. Vokes & D'Attilio, 1980 †
1599829 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1599829)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Vokes E.H. & D'Attilio A. (1980). <i>Pygmaepterys</i>, a newly described taxon of Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with the description of three new species from the Cenozoic of the Western Atlantic. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 16: 45-54, 2 pls.
page(s): 49, pl. 1 figs 6-7 [details]
page(s): 49, pl. 1 figs 6-7 [details]
Type locality contained in Florida
type locality contained in Florida [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys pratulum E. H. Vokes & D'Attilio, 1980 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1599829 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Vokes E.H. & D'Attilio A. (1980). <i>Pygmaepterys</i>, a newly described taxon of Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), with the description of three new species from the Cenozoic of the Western Atlantic. <em>Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology.</em> 16: 45-54, 2 pls.
page(s): 49, pl. 1 figs 6-7 [details]
basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 376, pl. 104 fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 49, pl. 1 figs 6-7 [details]
basis of record Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J.P. (2022). <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world: Part Muricopsinae</i>. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 528 pp.
page(s): 376, pl. 104 fig. 3 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
