Prunum olivaeforme

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

Prunum olivaeforme
Shell of Prunum olivaeforme (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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P. olivaeforme
Binomial name
Prunum olivaeforme
(Kiener, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bullata hindsiana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
  • Egouena laeta Jousseaume, 1875
  • Marginella constricta Hinds, 1844
  • Marginella hindsiana Petit de la Saussaye, 1851
  • Marginella laeta Jousseaume, 1875
  • Marginella olivaeformis Kiener, 1834 (basionym)
  • Prunum olivaeformis (Kiener, 1834)
  • Volvarina olivaeformis (Kiener, 1834)

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Senegal.

References

  1. Prunum olivaeforme (Kiener, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 September 2010.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp


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