WoRMS taxon details
Prunum bellulum (Dall, 1890)
581066 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581066)
accepted
Species
Marginella bella (Conrad, 1868) sensu Dall, 1890 · unaccepted (misidentification, not of Conrad, 1868)
Marginella bella bella (Conrad, 1868) sensu Dall, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginella bella f. bellulum Dall, 1890 · unaccepted > superseded rank (and superseded combination)
Marginella bella var. inepta Dall, 1890 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Porcellanella bella Conrad, 1868 sensu Dall, 1890 · unaccepted (misidentification, not of Conrad, 1868)
Prunum avenacea auct. · unaccepted (misspelling and misidentification)
Prunum bellum auct. · unaccepted (misidentification, not of Conrad, 1868)
Prunum bellum var. bellulum (Dall, 1890) · unaccepted > superseded rank (and superseded combination)
Prunum bellum var. ineptum (Dall, 1890) † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Volvarina avenacea auct. · unaccepted (misspelling and misidentification)
marine
(of Marginella bella f. bellulum Dall, 1890) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 53 [details]
page(s): 53 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Prunum bellulum (Dall, 1890). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581066 on 2026-10-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Marginella bella f. bellulum Dall, 1890) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 53 [details]
original description (of Marginella bella var. inepta Dall, 1890 †) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 53 [details]
page(s): 53 [details]
original description (of Marginella bella var. inepta Dall, 1890 †) Dall, W. H. (1890-1903). Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River. <em>Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science.</em> 3(1): 1-200 [1890]; 3(2): 201-474 [1892]; 3(3): 475-570, and plates for part 1: pp. 179-190, pl. 1-12; plates for part 2: pp. 449-458, pl. 13-22 [1895]; 3(4): [i]-viii, 571-948, pl. 23-35; [1898]; 3(5): 949-1218, pl. 36-47 [1900]; 3(6): [i]-xiv, 1219-1654, pl. 48-60 [27 October1903]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/98240
page(s): 53 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Campbell, L. D. (1993). Pliocene Molluscs from the Yorktown and Chowan River Formations in Virginia. <em>Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Publication.</em> 127: 259 pp., 43 pls., available online at https://dmme.virginia.gov/commercedocs/PUB_127.pdf
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Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Marginella bella (Conrad, 1868) sensu Dall, 1890)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Prunum avenacea auct.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Volvarina avenacea auct.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Prunum bellum auct.)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Prunum bellulum (Dall, 1890) United States, Florida, Ohio Key)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Prunum avenacea auct.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Prunum avenacea auct.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Volvarina avenacea auct.)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Prunum bellum auct.)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Malacopics (Prunum bellulum (Dall, 1890) United States, Florida, Ohio Key)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Prunum avenacea auct.)