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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Marginellidae

Prunum fulminatum (Kiener, 1841)


Range: 2°N to 29.5°S; 50°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 1 to 230 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20  mm

Synonymy

Marginella apicina auct. non Menke, 1828
Marginella fulminata Kiener, 1841
Egouena fulminatum (Kiener, 1841) 
Marginella roscida auct. non Redfield, 1860

Details


Marginella fulminata Kiener, 1841b, p. 33-34, pl. 12, fig. 1
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: l'Océan Atlantique austral, la baie de Bahia
Range: 2°N to 29.5°S; 50°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 1 to 230 m
Maximum Reported Size: 20 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Amapa, Pernambuco, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul
References: Kiener (1841b) M; Mello & Perrier (1986) E; Souza (1997) DSW; Cossignani (2006e)
Combining Genera:  Egouena

Marginella apicina auct. non Menke, 1828, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Brazil: Ceara, Sao Paulo
References: Souza (1997) s
Comments: Misidentification by Rios (1975:116; 1985:120).

Marginella roscida auct. non Redfield, 1860, 
[Not available]
Distribution: Brazil: Amapa, Abrolhos Islands, Espirito Santo
Comments: Misidentification by Rios (1975:117; 1985:121).


Partial List of References

Kiener, L. C. 1841. Genre Marginelle. (Marginella, Lamarck) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 3 31-44, pls. 10-13

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