Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
()
- Thiele, 1929
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Marginellidae
()
- J. Fleming, 1828
- Genus:
Prunum
()
- Adams, 1853
- Specific name:
pruinosum
- (Hinds) 1844
- Scientific name: - Prunum pruinosum (Hinds) 1844
- Specific name:
pruinosum
- (Hinds) 1844
- Genus:
Prunum
(
- Family:
Marginellidae
(
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Prunum
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. amabile (Queen Marginella) · P. apicinum (Common Atlantic Marginella) · P. avenaceum (La Belle Marginella) · P. boreale (Boreal Marginella) · P. carneum (Orange Marginella) · P. cassis (Helmet Marginella) · P. guttatum (White-Spot Marginella) · P. nobilianum (Courtly Marginella) · P. roscidum (Seaboard Marginella) · P. torticulum (Knave Marginella) · P. virginianum (Virginia Marginella) · P. virginianum hartleyanum (Virginia Marginella) · P. virginianum virginianum (Virginia Marginella)
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Further Reading
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- Lipe, R., 1991, Marginellas, pg.9.
- Lipe, R., Marginellas, plate 4, f.31.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 13, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1923993
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16177395
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2356645
