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

Prunum abyssorum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Prunum
Species:
P. abyssorum
Binomial name
Prunum abyssorum
(Tomlin, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Dentimargo abyssorum (Tomlin, 1916) (original combination)
  • Marginella abyssorum Tomlin, 1916
  • Marginella seminula Dall, 1881 (Objective synonym of valid name (Marginella seminula Gould, 1860))

Description

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Distribution

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P. abyssorum can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Yucatan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Prunum abyssorum (Tomlin, 1916). 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. 658–659.
  • Tomlin J.R. le B. (1916). Notes on Marginella. Journal of Conchology. 15: 43.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
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