Prunum thalassicola

Prunum thalassicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[2]

Prunum thalassicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Marginellidae
Subfamily:
Marginellinae
Genus:
Prunum
Species:
P. thalassicola
Binomial name
Prunum thalassicola
Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007[1]

Members of the order Neogastropoda are mostly gonochoric and broadcast spawners. Life cycle: Embryos develop into planktonic trochophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.

Description

References
  1. Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés (2007). Avicennia 19 : 89–98. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. Prunum thalassicola Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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