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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Marginellidae

Prunum apicinum (Menke, 1828)


Range: 35°N to 12.6°N; 97°W to 65°W
Depth: 0 to 25 m (live 0 to 9 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 14  mm

Synonymy

Marginella apicina Menke, 1828
Egouena apicinum (Menke, 1828) 
Egouena conoidale (Kiener, 1841) 
Marginella conoidalis Kiener, 1841
Marginella caribaea d'Orbigny, 1842
Marginella livida Hinds, 1844
Volvarina lividum (Hinds, 1844) 
Marginella flavida Redfield, 1846
Prunum amabile auct. non Redfield, 1852
Egouena virginea Jousseaume, 1875

Details


Marginella apicina Menke, 1828, p. 88
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Unknown
Range: 35°N to 12.6°N; 97°W to 67°W
Depth: 0 to 25 m (live 0 to 9 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 14 mm
Distribution: USA: North Carolina, Florida: East Florida, West Florida, Florida Keys; USA: Texas; Mexico: Campeche State, Yucatan State, Alacran Reef, Quintana Roo; Colombia: Offshore islands; Costa Rica; ABC Islands: Aruba; Cuba: North Havana Province, North Matanzas; Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman Island; Jamaica, Puerto Rico
References: Warmke & Abbott (1961) E; Jong & Coomans (1988) S; Díaz & Puyana (1994); Fernández Milera (1998); Cossignani (2006e)
Combining Genera:  Egouena

Prunum amabile auct. non Redfield, 1852, 
[Not available]
Comments: Misidentification by Cossignani (2006c), 16 mm specimens from Dog Rocks, Bahamas.

Marginella caribaea d'Orbigny, 1842b, p. 97-98, pl. 20, figs. 24-26
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cuba, Saint-Thomas and Florida
Range: 25°N to 18.4°N; 80°W to 65°W
Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida; Cuba; Virgin Islands: St. Thomas
References: d'Orbigny (1842b) NSEWM

Marginella conoidalis Kiener, 1841b, p. 37-38, pl. 12, fig. 2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Les mers des Antilles, les côtes de la Havane
Range: 24.6°N to 23°N; 82.5°W to 81.8°W
Maximum Reported Size: 13.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys; Cuba: North Havana Province
References: Kiener (1841b) SWM; Melvill (1881) NE; Maury (1922) s
Combining Genera:  Egouena

Marginella flavida Redfield, 1846, 
[Synonym]
References: Jousseaume (1875) s

Marginella livida Hinds, 1844d, p. 73
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Cuba
Maximum Reported Size: 13 mm
Distribution: Cuba
References: Hinds (1844d) M
Comments: Non Reeve, 1865.
Combining Genera:  Volvarina

Egouena virginea Jousseaume, 1875, p. 194-195
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated
Range: 25°N ; 81°W
Maximum Reported Size: 11.5 mm
Distribution: USA: Florida: Florida Keys
References: M. Smith (1941) NSEW; Perry & Schwengel (1955) s


Partial List of References

d'Orbigny, A. 1842. Mollusques Histoire Physique, Politique et Naturelle de l'île de Cuba 2 1-112, pls. 10-21?. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. [Stated date: -- --- 1853; true date: -- --- 1842.]
Hinds, R. B. 1844. Descriptions of Marginellae collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Sulfur, and from the collection of Mr. Cuming Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 12 72-77.
Jousseaume, F. P. 1875. Coquilles de la famille des marginelles Revue et Magasin de Zoologie 3 164-271, pls. 7-8.
Kiener, L. C. 1841. Genre Marginelle. (Marginella, Lamarck) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 3 31-44, pls. 10-13
Menke, K. T. 1828. Synopsis methodica Molluscorum  xii + 91 pp. Author: Pyrmont. [True date: post Feb.]

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