Prunum bellulum

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

Prunum bellulum
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P. bellulum
Binomial name
Prunum bellulum
(Dall, 1890)
Synonyms[1]
  • Marginella avenacea Deshayes, 1844 (basionym)
  • Marginella bella Conrad, 1868
  • Porcellanella bella (Conrad, 1868)
  • Prunum avenacea auct. (misspelling and misidentification)
  • Prunum bellum Conrad, 1868
  • Prunum bellum var. bellulum Dall, 1890
  • Prunum bellum var. ineptum Dall, 1890
  • Volvarina avenacea (Deshayes, 1844)

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. Rosenberg, G. (2014). Prunum bellulum (Dall, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581066 on 2014-12-11
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 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. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.


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