WoRMS name details
Favartia (Pygmaepterys) avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008
408016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408016)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Houart, R. & Tröndlé, J. (2008). Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 9 (2-3): 53-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42352829
page(s): 67, figs 69-72 [details]
page(s): 67, figs 69-72 [details]
Type locality contained in Austral Islands
type locality contained in Austral Islands [details]
Etymology Avatea is the goddess of the Moon in Polynesian mythology, hence a noun in apposition.
Etymology Avatea is the goddess of the Moon in Polynesian mythology, hence a noun in apposition. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Favartia (Pygmaepterys) avatea Houart & Tröndlé, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408016 on 2024-04-19
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Houart, R. & Tröndlé, J. (2008). Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. <em>Novapex.</em> 9 (2-3): 53-93., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42352829
page(s): 67, figs 69-72 [details]
page(s): 67, figs 69-72 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Avatea is the goddess of the Moon in Polynesian mythology, hence a noun in apposition. [details]
