{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Pygmaepterys aturensis (MNHN-IM-2000-1061).jpeg |image_caption = Shell of ''Pygmaepterys aturensis'' (holotype at MNHN, Paris) |display_parents = 3 |taxon = Pygmaepterys |authority = E. H. Vokes, 1978 |synonyms_ref = <ref name="WoRMS" /> |synonyms = * ''Favartia (Pygmaepterys)'' <small>E. H. Vokes, 1978</small> * ''Pterynotus (Pygmaepterys)'' <small>E. H. Vokes, 1978</small> (basionym) |type_species = ''Murex alfredensis'' |type_species_authority = Bartsch, 1915 }}
'''''Pygmaepterys''''' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Muricopsinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.<ref name="WoRMS">MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pygmaepterys E. H. Vokes, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408792 on 2020-11-21</ref>
==Species== {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''Pygmaepterys adenensis'' <small>(Houart & Wranik, 1989)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys alfredensis'' <small>(Bartsch, 1915)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys aliceae'' <small>(Petuch, 1987)</small> * †''Pygmaepterys aturensis'' <small>Lozouet, 1999</small> * ''Pygmaepterys avatea'' <small>Houart & Tröndlé, 2008</small> * ''Pygmaepterys bellini'' <small>(D'Attilio & Myers, 1985)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys cienaguero'' <small>Espinosa & Ortea, 2018</small> * ''Pygmaepterys circinatus'' <small>(Houart & Héros, 2012)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys cracentis'' <small>(Houart, 1996)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys dhofarensis'' <small>(Houart, Gori & Rosado, 2015)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys dondani'' <small>(Kosuge, 1984)</small> * †''Pygmaepterys exoletus'' <small>Lozouet, 1999</small> * ''Pygmaepterys fournierae'' <small>(Houart & Héros, 2013)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys funafutiensis'' <small>(Hedley, 1899)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys germainae'' <small>(Vokes & D'Attilio, 1980)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys habanensis'' <small>Espinosa & Ortea, 2016</small> * ''Pygmaepterys isabelae'' <small>Houart & Rosado, 2008</small> * ''Pygmaepterys juanitae'' <small>(Gibson-Smith & Gibson-Smith, 1983)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys karukerensis'' <small>Garrigues & Merle, 2014</small> * ''Pygmaepterys kernoi'' <small>(Houart & Severns, 2013)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys kurodai'' <small>Nakamigawa & Habe, 1964</small> * ''Pygmaepterys lifouensis'' <small>(Houart & Héros, 2012)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys lourdesae'' <small>(Gibson-Smith & Gibson-Smith, 1983)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys maestratii'' <small>Garrigues & Lamy, 2019</small> * ''Pygmaepterys maraisi'' <small>(Vokes, 1978)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys menoui'' <small>(Houart, 1990)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys oxossi'' <small>(Petuch, 1979)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys paulboschi'' <small>Smythe & Houart, 1984</small> * ''Pygmaepterys philcloveri'' <small>(Houart, 1984)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys pointieri'' <small>Garrigues & Merle, 2014</small> * ''Pygmaepterys poormani'' <small>Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976</small> * ''Pygmaepterys puillandrei'' <small>Garrigues & Lamy, 2018</small> * ''Pygmaepterys rauli'' <small>(Espinosa, 1990)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys richardbinghami'' <small>(Petuch, 1987)</small> * ''Pygmaepterys tacoensis'' <small>Espinosa & Ortea, 2016</small> * ''Pygmaepterys yemayaensis'' <small>Espinosa & Ortea, 2016</small> * ''Pygmaepterys yemenensis'' <small>(Houart & Wranik, 1989)</small> {{div col end}}
==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} * Vokes E.H. (1978). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the eastern coast of Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum. 23(2): 375–418, pls 1–8.
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Category:Pygmaepterys Category:Muricopsinae Category:Gastropod genera
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