Common Atlantic Marginella: Family Marginellidae
Prunum apicinum (Menke, 1828)
The small snail shells below (except for middle bottom row) are Common Atlantic Marginella. Teh shells resemble somewhat the Coffee Bean Trivia shells.
Common Atlantic Marginella (S. Hutchinson Island, December 2021)
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Prunum apicinum is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
Description
Distribution
P. apicinum can be found in Atlantic waters, ranging from North Carolina to the Virgin Islands.[2]
References
Prunum apicinum (Menke, 1828). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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.
External links
Photos of Prunum apicinum on Sealife Collection