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Prunum rostratum

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Prunum rostratum
Shell of Prunum rostratum (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Prunum
Species:
P. rostratum
Binomial name
Prunum rostratum
(Redfield, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Egouena canella Jousseaume, 1875
  • Marginella rostrata Redfield, 1870 (original combination)
  • Prunum canellum (Jousseaume, 1875)

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

Description

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Distribution

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P. rostratum can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Campeche to Panama.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Prunum rostratum (Redfield, 1870). 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.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
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