Prunum guttatum

Prunum guttatum
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. guttatum
Binomial name
Prunum guttatum
(Dillwyn, 1817)

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

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Description

Distribution

P. guttatum can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from eastern Florida to Colombia and the Virgin Islands.[2]

References

  1. ^ Prunum guttatum (Dillwyn, 1817).  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420156 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.