Prunum carneum

Prunum carneum
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. carneum
Binomial name
Prunum carneum
(Storer, 1837)

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

Distribution

P. carneum can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from eastern Florida to Venezuela.[2]

References

  1. Prunum carneum (Storer, 1837).  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 Cristi Press, 2009. 659.


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