Prunum lipei

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

Prunum lipei
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. lipei
Binomial name
Prunum lipei
(Clover, 1990)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bullata lipei Clover, 1990 (basionym)
  • Prunum aguayoi Ortea & Espinosa, 1996

Description

Original description of holotype: "Shell of medium size for the genus, cylindrically ovate; polished ivory in color throughout with just a hint of a light brown band around the center of the body whorl. Spire completely involuted; aperture narrow, of constant width and running full length of the shell; outer lip smooth, slightly reflected, mostly straight but arched posteriorly well above the spire, finely denticulate along most of its length. Four weak oblique folds equally spaced on the anterior half of the columella, the anterior fold being the strongest."[2]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Off Cabo Catoche, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico."[3]

Prunum lipei can be found in Caribbean waters,
ranging from Campeche Bank to Quintana Roo,[4]
and in the Gulf of Mexico.

References
  1. Prunum lipei (Clover, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 June 2012.
  2. Clover, P. 1990-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII No. 253-255, page 21.
  3. Clover, P. 1990-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII No. 253-255, page 21.
  4. 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.
  • Clover P. (1990). Two new species of Marginella. La Conchiglia 22(253–255): 21–23. page(s): p. 21, fig. 1-3
  • 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.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.


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