Poropteron transkeianus

Poropteron transkeianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Poropteron transkeianus
Shell of Poropteron transkeianus (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ocenebrinae
Genus:
Poropteron
Species:
P. transkeianus
Binomial name
Poropteron transkeianus
(Houart, 1991)
Synonyms
  • Pteropurpura (Poropteron) transkeiana Houart, 1991 (basionym)
  • Pteropurpura transkeiana Houart, 1991 (original combination)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Natal, South Africa.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Poropteron transkeianus (Houart, 1991). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=992996 on 2022-02-25

Houart, R. (1991). Description of four new species of Muricidae from southern Africa with range extensions and a review of the subgenus Poropteron Jousseaume, 1880 (Ocenebrinae). Apex. 6 (3-4): 59-76]


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