| Prunum capense | |
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| Prunum capense at Long Beach, Simon's Town | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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Prunum capense, common name the Cape marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
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Distribution
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References
- 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
External links
- Krauss, F. (1848) Die Südafrikanischen Mollusken. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Mollusken des Kap- und Natallandes und zur Geographischen Verbreitung derselben mit Beschreibung und Abbildung der neuen Arten. Ebner and Seubert, Stuttgart, 140 pp., 6 pls.
- Gould, A. A. (1861). Description of new shells collected by the United States North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 385–389
- Reeve, L. A. (1864–1865). Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pls 1–27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London
- Reeve, L. A. (1865). Monograph of the genus Ovulum. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 15, pl. 1-14 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Prunum capense | |
| Volvarina capensis | |
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