Prunum amygdalum

Prunum amygdalum
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. amygdalum
Binomial name
	Prunum amygdalum; (Kiener, 1841)
Synonyms
	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 is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along the coast of Senegal.^[1]

References[]

^ ^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.

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[WoRMS-1] Prunum amygdalum (Kiener, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.

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