Prunum lipei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description Original description of holotype: "Shell of medium size for the genus, cylindrically ovate; polished ivory in color throughout with just a hint of a light brown band around the center of the body whorl. Spire completely involuted; aperture narrow, of constant width and running full length of the shell; outer lip smooth, slightly reflected, mostly straight but arched posteriorly well above the spire, finely denticulate along most of its length. Four weak oblique folds equally spaced on the anterior half of the columella, the anterior fold being the strongest."Clover, P. 1990-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII No. 253-255, page 21.
Distribution Locus typicus: "Off Cabo Catoche, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico."Clover, P. 1990-La Conchiglia, Yr. XXII No. 253-255, page 21.
Prunum lipei can be found in Caribbean waters, ranging from Campeche Bank to Quintana Roo,Felder, Darryl L & Sylvia A. Earle. Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Corpus Christi, TX: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Press, 2009. 659. and in the Gulf of Mexico.
References
Clover P. (1990). Two new species of Marginella. La Conchiglia 22(253–255): 21–23. page(s): p. 21, fig. 1-3 Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.