Prunum torticulum

Prunum torticulum
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. torticulum
Binomial name
Prunum torticulum
(Dall, 1881)

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

Distribution

P. torticulum can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Georgia to Puerto Rico.[2]

References

  1. Prunum torticulum (Dall, 1881).  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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