Prunum lipei

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

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

Distribution

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

References

  1. 1 2 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 Cristi Press, 2009. 659.


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