Prunum batabanoense

Prunum batabanoense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Prunum batabanoense
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. batabanoense
Binomial name
Prunum batabanoense
Espinosa & Ortea, 2002[1]
Synonyms[2]

Prunum batabanoensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 (incorrect gender ending)

Description

The shell grows to a length of 14 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba.

References
  1. Espinosa & Ortea. 2002. Avicennia 15: 101-128. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Prunum batabanoense Espinosa & Ortea, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 23 January 2011.
  • Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2002) Nuevas especies de margineliformes de Cuba, Bahamas y el Mar Caribe de Costa Rica. Avicennia 15: 101–128. page(s): 116


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