Pyrgiscus altenai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[2]

Pyrgiscus altenai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Pyrgiscus
Species:
P. altenai
Binomial name
Pyrgiscus altenai
van Aartsen & Corgan, 1996[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Turbonilla cancellata W.H. Turton, 1932 (Invalid: junior homonym of Turbonilla cancellata Holmes, 1860; Pyrgiscus altenai is a replacement name)

References edit

  • van Aartsen J.J. & Corgan J.X. (1996) South African pyramidellacean gastropod names. Basteria 60: 153-160

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