Prunum apicinum

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

Prunum apicinum
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. apicinum
Binomial name
Prunum apicinum
(Menke, 1828)

Description

Distribution

P. apicinum can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from North Carolina to the Virgin Islands.[2]

References
  1. Prunum apicinum (Menke, 1828). 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 Christi Press, 2009. 659.


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