Pruninae Explained

Pruninae is a taxonomic subfamily within the larger family of Marginellidae, a group of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Volutoidea.^[1]

Genera

• Balanetta Jousseaume, 1875
• Bullata Jousseaume, 1875
• Closia Gray, 1857
• Cryptospira Hinds, 1844
• Hyalina Schumacher, 1817
• Mirpurina Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2019
• Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852
• Rivomarginella Brandt, 1968

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Egouana: synonym of Egouena Jousseaume, 1875: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852 (invalid: incorrect alternative original spelling)
• Egouena Jousseaume, 1875: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852
• Gibberulina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Bullata Jousseaume, 1875
• Leptegouana Woodring, 1928: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852
• Porcellanella Conrad, 1863 †: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852 (invalid: junior homonym of Porcellanella White, 1852 [Crustacea].)
• Volutella Swainson, 1831: synonym of Bullata Jousseaume, 1875 (invalid: junior homonym of Volutella Perry, 1810 [Vasidae])

External links

• A.E., Caballer Gutierrez M., Buge B., Sorokin P.V., Puillandre N., Bouchet P. (2019 [20 September]). Mapping the missing branch on the neogastropod tree of life: molecular phylogeny of marginelliform gastropods. Journal of Molluscan Studies.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pruninae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995. 2021-03-13. www.marinespecies.org.