Prunum succineum

Prunum succineum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Marginellidae
Subfamily: Marginellinae
Genus: Prunum
Species: P. succineum
Binomial name
Prunum succineum
(Conrad, 1846)
Synonyms.[1]
  • Hyalina veliei (Pilsbry, 1896)
  • Marginella succinea Conrad, 1846 (original combination)
  • Marginella veliei Pilsbry, 1896
  • Volvarina veliei (Pilsbry, 1896)

Prunum succineum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Distribution

P. succineum can be found in Atlantic waters, off the western coast of Florida.[2] and in the Gulf of Mexico.

References

  1. 1 2 Prunum succineum (Conrad, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Felder, Darryl L & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Corpus Christi, TX: Texas A&M University-Corpus Cristi Press, 2009. 659.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.