Prunum capense, common name the Cape marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]

Prunum capense
Prunum capense at Long Beach, Simon's Town
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Prunum
Species:
P. capense
Binomial name
Prunum capense
(Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Marginella cantharus Reeve, 1865
  • Marginella capensis Krauss, 1848 (original combination)
  • Prunum cantharus (Reeve, 1865)
  • Prunum capensis [sic] (incorrect gender ending)
  • ¨Prunum capensis (Krauss, 1848) (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  • Volvarina capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Volvarina puella Gould, 1861

Description

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Distribution

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References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Prunum capense (Krauss, 1848). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816845 on 2021-06-30
  • Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
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