Prunum cassis

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

Prunum cassis
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. cassis
Binomial name
Prunum cassis
(Dall, 1889)

Distribution

P. cassis can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from western Florida to Cuba.[2]

References
  1. Prunum cassis (Dall, 1889). 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.


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