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

Prunum apicinum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Prunum
Species:
P. apicinum
Binomial name
Prunum apicinum
(Menke, 1828)

Description

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Distribution

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P. apicinum can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from North Carolina to the Virgin Islands.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Prunum apicinum (Menke, 1828). 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. 659.
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