''Prunum'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of sea snails,

marine Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean. Marine or marines may refer to: Ocean * Maritime (disambiguation) * Marine art * Marine biology * Marine debris * Marine habitats * Marine life * Marine pollution Military * ...

gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the subfamily

Pruninae Pruninae is a taxonomic subfamily within the larger family of Marginellidae, a group of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Volutoidea. Genera * '' Balanetta'' Jousseaume, 1875 * ''Bullata'' Jousseaume, 1875 * '' Cl ...

of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Marginellidae Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda. Taxonomy The higher classification of the family Marginellidae has long been in a state ...

, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic ...

clade. The differences between these two genera are based on differences in the morphology of the shell, the

radula The radula (, ; plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food ...

, the radular cartilage, the mantle and the internal anatomy. A rather arbitrary criterion is currently used to distinguish between the two genera. The large species with a strong

callus A callus is an area of thickened and sometimes hardened skin that forms as a response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation. Since repeated contact is required, calluses are most often found on the feet and hands, but they may o ...

are placed in ''Prunum'', the slender species with a thin callus in ''Volvarina'', leaving in between many ambiguous species. To date (2010) there is no

phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

analysis behind the current generic placements

Species

Species within the genus ''Prunum'' include: * ''

Prunum abyssorum ''Prunum abyssorum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution ''P. abyssorum'' can be found in the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de ...

'' (Tomlin, 1916) * '' Prunum adelantado'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 * '' Prunum aikeni'' T. Cossignani, 2018 * ''

Prunum aitanae ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2019 * ''

Prunum albertoangelai ''Prunum albertoangelai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. This species was named after the famous Italian scientific journalist Alberto Angela. Description Distribution T ...

'' Cossignani, 2005 * '' Prunum albertoi'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1998 * ''

Prunum albuminosa ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Dall, 1919) * ''

Prunum aletes ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family (biology), family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very ...

'' Roth, 1978 * '' Prunum amabile'' (Redfield, 1852) * '' Prunum amphorale'' de Souza, 1992 * '' Prunum amygdalum'' (Kiener, 1841) * '' Prunum annulatum'' (Reeve, 1865) * '' Prunum antillanum'' (Sarasúa, 1992) * '' Prunum apicinum'' (Menke, 1828) * '' Prunum arangoi'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 * '' Prunum bahiense'' (Tomlin 1917) * '' Prunum batabanoense'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 * '' Prunum bayonai'' Cossignani, 2009 * '' Prunum beali'' (McGinty, 1940) * '' Prunum bellulum'' (Dall, 1890) * ''

Prunum boreale ''Prunum boreale'', common name the boreal marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca call ...

'' (A. E. Verrill, 1884) * ''

Prunum caledonicum ''Prunum caledonicum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Distribution This marine species occurs off New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the gl ...

'' Cossignani, 2001 * ''

Prunum camachoi ''Prunum camachoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de M� ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2003 * ''

Prunum canasense ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 * ''

Prunum caneli ''Prunum caneli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marri ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007 * ''

Prunum canilla ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Dall, 1927) * ''

Prunum capense ''Prunum capense'', common name the Cape marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) * '' Prunum carneum'' (Storer, 1837) * ''

Prunum cassis ''Prunum cassis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 e ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''

Prunum catochense ''Prunum catochense'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution ''P. catochense'' can be found in the Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo ...

'' Cossignani, 2004 * ''

Prunum chagosi ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Hayes & Boyer, 1997 * ''

Prunum chumi ''Prunum chumi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marria ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2000 * ''

Prunum cinctum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Kiener, 1834) * ''

Prunum cineraceum ''Prunum cineraceum'' is a species of gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slug ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''

Prunum circumvittatum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Weisbord, 1962) * '' Prunum coltrorum'' Cossignani, 2005 * ''

Prunum conchibellum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2010 * ''

Prunum cubanum ''Prunum cubanum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class compri ...

'' Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1977 * ''

Prunum curtum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1832) * '' Prunum damasoi'' Cossignani, 2006 * ''

Prunum dawnbrinkae ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Massier, 1993 * '' Prunum egmontense'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 * '' Prunum dinisioi'' Cossignani, 2006 * '' Prunum enriquevidali'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1995 * ''

Prunum estafaniae ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together ...

'' Pérez-Dionis, Ortea & Espinosa, 2009 * ''

Prunum evelynae ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together ...

'' (Bayer, 1943) * ''

Prunum flori ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2010 * '' Prunum frumari'' Petuch & Sargent, 2012 *'' Prunum fulminatum'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''

Prunum gijon ''Prunum gijon'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution ''P. gijon'' can be found in Caribbean waters, off the northwestern coast of Cuba Cuba ( ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2006 * ''

Prunum goliat ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 * '' Prunum gorgonense'' Roth, 1978 * ''

Prunum gregorioi ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 * '' Prunum guttatum'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''

Prunum hartleyanum ''Prunum virginianum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' (Schwengel, 1941) * ''

Prunum holandae ''Prunum holandae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by mar ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1999 * ''

Prunum humboldti ''Prunum humboldti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comp ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2009 * '' Prunum hunabi'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 * ''

Prunum ianusi ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 * '' Prunum javii'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2013 * ''

Prunum josealejandroi ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 * '' Prunum labiatum'' (Kiener, 1841) * '' Prunum labrosum'' (Redfield, 1870) * '' Prunum lalanai'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2013 * ''

Prunum leonardhilli ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Petuch, 1990 * '' Prunum lipei'' (Clover, 1990) * '' Prunum lizanoi'' Magana, Espinosa & Ortea, 2003 * ''

Prunum lorenae ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2013 * '' Prunum macleani'' Roth, 1978 * ''

Prunum magliaroi ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2021 * '' Prunum magnificum'' (Sarasúa, 1989) * ''

Prunum marginatum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Born, 1778) * '' Prunum mariateresae'' Cossignani, 2009 * ''

Prunum martini ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Petit, 1853) * ''

Prunum mingueloi ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2013 * '' Prunum montseae'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2014 * ''

Prunum nataliae ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Pérez-Dionis, Ortea & Espinosa, 2009 * ''

Prunum negoi ''Prunum negoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marria ...

'' Cossignani, 2005 * ''

Prunum niciezai ''Prunum niciezai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class compr ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1998 * '' Prunum nivosum'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''

Prunum nobilianum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together ...

'' (Bayer, 1943) * '' Prunum oblongum'' (Swainson, 1829) (

nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

) * ''

Prunum olivaeforme ''Prunum olivaeforme'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description The length of the shell attains 12 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Senegal Senega ...

'' (Kiener, 1834) * ''

Prunum pacotalaverai ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2014 * '' Prunum pellucidum'' (Pfeiffer, 1840) * ''

Prunum pinerum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Sarasúa & Espinosa, 1977 * '' Prunum poeyi'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 * ''

Prunum poulosi ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Lipe, 1996 * '' Prunum pruinosum'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Prunum prunum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''

Prunum pulchrum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Gray, 1839) * ''

Prunum pulidoi ''Prunum pulidoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marr ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1999 * ''

Prunum pyrumoides ''Prunum pyrumoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class com ...

'' Lussi & Smith, 1999 * ''

Prunum quelimanensis ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Bozzetti, 2001 * ''

Prunum quini ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Ortea & Espinosa, 2018 * ''

Prunum quinteroi ''Prunum quinteroi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ma ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 1999 * ''

Prunum redfieldii ''Prunum redfieldii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution ''P. redfieldii'' can be found in the waters off the Florida Keys The Florida Keys ...

'' (Tryon, 1882) * ''

Prunum roosevelti ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939) * '' Prunum rosasi'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2018 * ''

Prunum roscidum ''Prunum roscidum'', common name the seaboard marginella, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca c ...

'' (Redfield, 1860) * ''

Prunum rostratum ''Prunum rostratum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution ''P. rostratum'' can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Campeche to Panama ...

'' (Redfield, 1870) * ''

Prunum rubens ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together ...

'' (Martens, 1881) * '' Prunum sapotilla'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Prunum saulcyanum'' (Petit, 1851) * † ''

Prunum seriaense ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018 * ''

Prunum similerato ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Ortega & Gofas, 2019 * '' Prunum smalli'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 * '' Prunum storeria'' (Couthouy, 1837) * ''

Prunum succineum ''Prunum succineum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution ''P. succineum'' can be found in Atlantic waters, off the western coast of Florida.Felder, D ...

'' (Conrad, 1846) * ''

Prunum sunderlandorum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Petuch & Berschauer, 2020 * ''

Prunum tacoense ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2014 * ''

Prunum tethys ''Prunum tethys'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marria ...

'' Lussi & Smith, 1999 * ''

Prunum thalassicola ''Prunum thalassicola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007 * ''

Prunum torticulum ''Prunum torticulum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution ''P. torticulum'' can be found in the Gulf of Mexico, ranging from Georgia to Puerto Rico ...

'' (Dall, 1881) * '' Prunum triangulum'' Lussi & G. Smith, 2015 * ''

Prunum virginianum ''Prunum virginianum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' (Conrad, 1868) * ''

Prunum walvisianum ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Tomlin, 1920) * ''

Prunum woodbridgei ''Prunum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. The separation between the genera ''Prunum'' and ''Volvarina'' is not very precise. They form together a m ...

'' (Hertlein & Strong, 1951) ;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Prunum abbreviatum'' (C.B. Adams, 1850) : synonym of '' Volvarina lactea'' (Kiener, 1841) * ''Prunum adelum'' (Thiele, 1925) : synonym of '' Volvarina adela'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Prunum aguayoi'' Ortea & Espinosa, 1996 : synonym of ''Prunum lipei'' (Clover, 1990) * ''Prunum agulhasensis'' Thiele, 1925 : synonym of ''

Hydroginella agulhasensis ''Hydroginella'' is a genus of marginellid minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. '' Hydroginella caledonica'' (Jousseaume, 1876) can parasitize sleeping ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Prunum alabaster'' Reeve, 1865 : synonym of '' Volvarina rubella navicella'' Reeve, 1865 * ''Prunum ameliensis'' (Tomlin 1917) : synonym of ''

Volvarina ameliensis ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on ...

'' (Tomlin, 1917) * ''Prunum attenuatum'' (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of ''

Volvarina attenuata ''Volvarina attenuata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' (Reeve, 1865) * ''Prunum augusta'' (Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''

Dentimargo augusta ''Dentimargo'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Species Species within the genus ''Dentimargo'' include: * '' Dentimargo aggressorum'' Cossignani & Lorenz, 2018 * '' Dentimargo ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Prunum avenacea'' (Deshayes, 1844): synonym of ''Prunum bellulum'' (Dall, 1890) * ''Prunum avenella'' (Dall, 1881): synonym of '' Volvarina avenella'' (Dall, 1881) * ''Prunum bahiensis'' ic synonym of '' Prunum bahiense'' (Tomlin, 1917) (incorrect gender ending) * ''Prunum avenellum'' (Dall, 1881): synonym of '' Volvarina avenella'' (Dall, 1881) * ''Prunum batabanoensis'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2002: synonym of ''Prunum batabanoense'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2002 * ''Prunum bellum'' (Conrad, 1868): synonym of '' Prunum avenacea'' (Deshayes, 1844) * ''Prunum caerulescens'' Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of ''Prunum prunum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Prunum cahuitaensis'' Magaña, Espinosa & Ortea, 2003: synonym of '' Prunum cahuitaense'' ''Magaña, Espinosa & Ortea, 2003'' (incorrect gender ending) * ''Prunum canasensis'' Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011: synonym of ''

'' Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011 (incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet) * ''Prunum canellum'' (Jousseaume, 1875): synonym of ''Prunum rostratum'' (Redfield, 1870) * ''Prunum cantharus'' Reeve, 1865 : synonym of ''Prunum capense'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Prunum capensis'' (Krauss, 1848) : synonym of ''

'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Prunum carnum'' Storer, 1837 : synonym of ''Prunum carneum'' (Storer, 1837) * ''Prunum charbarensis'' (Melvill, 1897) : synonym of ''

Volvarina charbarensis ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...

'' (Melvill, 1897) * ''Prunum colomborum'' Bozzetti, 1995 : synonym of ''

Marginella colomborum ''Marginella colomborum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...

'' (Bozzetti, 1995) * ''Prunum conchibellus'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2010 : synonym of ''Prunum conchibellum'' Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2010 * ''Prunum crassilabrum'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1846) : synonym of ''Prunum labrosum'' (Redfield, 1870) * ''Prunum deliciosum'' (Bavay in Dautzenberg, 1912) : synonym of ''

Volvarina deliciosa ''Volvarina deliciosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' (Bavay in Dautzenberg, 1913) * ''Prunum dinisioi'' T. Cossignani, 2006: synonym of ''

Volvarina dinisioi ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...

'' (T. Cossignani, 2006) (original combination) * Prunum egmontensis ic synonym of '' Prunum egmontense'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 (original spelling: incorrect gender agreement of specific epithet) * ''Prunum evax'' Li, 1930 : synonym of ''Prunum sapotilla'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Prunum exile'' (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of '' Volvarina exilis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Prunum fortunatum'' (Clover & Macca, 1990): synonym of ''

Volvarina fortunata ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...

'' Clover & Macca, 1990 * ''Prunum fraterculus'' E.A. Smith, 1915 : synonym of ''Prunum martini'' (Petit, 1853) * ''Prunum fulgidum'' Lussi & G. Smith, 1999: synonym of ''

Volvarina fulgida ''Volvarina fulgida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Volvarina fulgida (Lussi & G. Smith, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' ''(Lussi & G. Smith, 1999)'' (original combination) * ''Prunum hartleyanum'' (Schwengel, 1941): synonym of ''Prunum virginianum hartleyana'' (Schwengel, 1941) * ''Prunum helena'' Thiele, 1925 : synonym of '' Hyalina helena'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Prunum hoffi'' Moolenbeek & Faber, 1991 : synonym of ''

Canalispira hoffi ''Osvaldoginella hoffi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk, in the family (biology), family Cystiscidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Osvaldoginella hoffi (Moolenbeek & Faber, 1991). Accessed through: ...

'' (Moolenbeek & Faber, 1991) * ''Prunum hondurasense'' (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of ''Prunum pulchrum'' (Gray, 1839) * ''Prunum hondurasensis'' (Reeve, 1865) : synonym of ''Prunum pulchrum'' (Gray, 1839) * ''Prunum insulanum'' (Gofas & Fernandes, 1988) : synonym of ''

Volvarina insulana ''Volvarina insulana'' is a species of small to very small sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. Distribution This species is Endemism, endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Refer ...

'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1988 * ''Prunum joubini'' Bavay, 1913: synonym of ''Prunum bahiense'' (Tomlin, 1917) * ''Prunum keenii'' Marrat, 1871: synonym of '' Hyalina keenii'' (Marrat, 1871) * ''Prunum laetitium'' (Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''

Volvarina laetitia ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) * ''Prunum longivaricosum'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''Prunum guttatum'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''Prunum mabellae'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901): synonym of ''

Volvarina mabellae ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on ...

'' (Melvill & Standen, 1901) * ''Prunum marianae'' Bozzetti, 1999: synonym of ''Prunum pyrumoides'' Lussi & G. Smith, 1999 * ''Prunum monile'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''

Volvarina monilis ''Volvarina monilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comp ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Prunum olivaeformis'' (Kiener, 1834): synonym of ''Prunum olivaeforme'' (Kiener, 1834) * ''Prunum pergrande'' (Clover, 1974): synonym of '' Volvarina pergrandis'' Clover, 1974 * ''Prunum pergrandis'' ic synonym of ''Prunum pergrande'' (Clover, 1974): synonym of '' Volvarina pergrandis'' Clover, 1974 (incorrect gender ending) * ''Prunum riparia'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1992: synonym of ''

Volvarina riparia ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on ...

'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1992 * ''Prunum roberti'' (Bavay, 1917): synonym of '' Volvarina roberti'' (Bavay, 1917) * ''Prunum roosevelti'' Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 : synonym of P''runum amabile'' (Redfield, 1852) * ''Prunum sauliae'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1846): synonym of ''

Volvarina sauliae ''Volvarina sauliae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. Description Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde , national_anthem ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1846) * ''Prunum serrei'' Bavay, 1913 : synonym of ''

Volvarina serrei ''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells. The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...

'' (Bavay, 1913) * ''Prunum sowerbyanum'' Petit, 1851 : synonym of ''

Prunum monile ''Volvarina monilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ma ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Prunum styrium'' Dall, 1889 : synonym of ''

Volvarina styria ''Volvarina styria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ma ...

'' (Dall, 1889) * ''Prunum succinea'' (Conrad, 1846): synonym of ''

'' (Conrad, 1846) * ''Prunum tacoensis'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2014: synonym of ''Prunum tacoense'' Espinosa & Ortea, 2014 * ''Prunum terverianum'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851): synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Prunum watsoni'' (Dall, 1881): synonym of '' Eratoidea watsoni'' (Dall, 1881) * ''Prunum yucatecana'' (Dall, 1881): synonym of ''Dentimargo yucatecanus'' (Dall, 1881): synonym of ''

Dentimargo yucatecana ''Dentimargo yucatecana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class ...

'' (Dall, 1881)

References

* Cossignani T. (2006). ''Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World''. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp

External links

* {{Commons category Marginellidae