WoRMS taxon details
Prunum pulchrum (J. E. Gray, 1839)
473979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:473979)
accepted
Species
Marginella hondurasensis Reeve, 1865 · unaccepted (original combination)
Marginella pulchra J. E. Gray, 1839 · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
Marginella xanthostoma Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted
Prunum hondurasense (Reeve, 1865) · unaccepted
Prunum hondurasensis (Reeve, 1865) · unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Marginella pulchra J. E. Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Prunum pulchrum (J. E. Gray, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=473979 on 2026-09-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Marginella pulchra J. E. Gray, 1839) Gray, J. E. & Sowerby, G. B. I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I]. In: <i>The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28.</i> London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48931613 [details]
original description (of Marginella xanthostoma Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921 [details]
original description (of Marginella hondurasensis Reeve, 1865) Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus <i>Marginella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls 1, 14-27, January 1865; pls 2-13, August 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972445 [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
original description (of Marginella xanthostoma Mörch, 1852) Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921 [details]
original description (of Marginella hondurasensis Reeve, 1865) Reeve, L. A. (1864-1865). Monograph of the genus <i>Marginella</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 15, pls 1-27 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London [stated dates: pls 1, 14-27, January 1865; pls 2-13, August 1864]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10972445 [details]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Prunum hondurasensis (Reeve, 1865))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Marginella pulchra J. E. Gray, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Malacopics (Prunum pulchrum (Gray, 1839) Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Marginella pulchra J. E. Gray, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Malacopics (Prunum pulchrum (Gray, 1839) Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo)