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Prunum torticulum

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Prunum torticulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Prunum
Species:
P. torticulum
Binomial name
Prunum torticulum
(Dall, 1881)

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

Description

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Distribution

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P. torticulum can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Georgia to Puerto Rico.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Prunum torticulum (Dall, 1881). 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.