Prunum guttatum
Prunum guttatum | |
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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]
Description
The shell is oval with the spire concealed. It is covered with transverse oval spots margined with white, somewhat ocellate, and disposed longitudinally.[2]
Distribution
P. guttatum can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from eastern Florida to Colombia and the Virgin Islands.[3]
References
- ↑ Prunum guttatum (Dillwyn, 1817). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ↑ William Swainson (1829). "Zoological Illustrations Series II.". Vol. I. Plate 44. Retrieved 24 Oct 2013.
- ↑ 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.
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