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

Distribution

P. lipei can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Campeche Bank to Quintana Roo,[2] and in the Gulf of Mexico.

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References
  1. Prunum lipei (Clover, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 June 2012.
  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.
  • 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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