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Prunum amygdalum
Shell of Prunum amygdalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Prunum
Species:
P. amygdalum
Binomial name
Prunum amygdalum
( Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms [1]
  • Egouena egouen Jousseaume, 1875
  • Marginella amygdala Kiener, 1841 ( basionym)
  • Marginella gambiensis Redfield, 1851 (nomen dubium)

Prunum amygdalum, common name : the almond marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [1]

Description

The shell size varies between 8 mm and 22 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Senegal. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Prunum amygdalum (Kiener, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp

External links

  • "Prunum amygdalum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.