''Mesoginella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Taxonomy
The higher classification of the family Marginellidae has long been in a state o ...
, the margin snails.
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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(WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesoginella'' :
* ''
Mesoginella altilabra''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Mesoginella aupouria''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella australis''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Mesoginella beecheyi'' (
Cossignani, 2006)
* ''
Mesoginella brachia''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''
Mesoginella caducocincta''
(May, 1916)
* ''
Mesoginella consobrina''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Mesoginella cracens''
(Dell, 1956)
*''
Mesoginella ergastula''
(Dell, 1953)
* ''
Mesoginella gabrieli
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic datab ...
''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Mesoginella inconspicua''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1846)
* ''
Mesoginella judithae''
(Dell, 1956)
* ''
Mesoginella koma''
(Marshall, 2004)
* ''
Mesoginella larochei
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Powell, 1932)
* ''
Mesoginella manawatawhia
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella modulata
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Laseron, 1957)
* ''
Mesoginella olivella
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''
Mesoginella otagoensis
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Dell, 1956)
* ''
Mesoginella pisinna
''Mesoginella pisinna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the cla ...
''
(Marshall, 2004)
* ''
Mesoginella punicea
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Laseron, 1948)
* ''
Mesoginella pygmaea
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1846)
* ''
Mesoginella pygmaeiformis
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella pygmaeoides
''Mesoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus ''Mesogi ...
''
(Singleton, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella schoutanica''
(May, 1913)
* ''
Mesoginella sinapi''
(Laseron, 1948)
* ''
Mesoginella stilla''
(Hedley, 1903)
* ''
Mesoginella strangei''
(Angas, 1877)
* ''
Mesoginella tryphenensis''
(Powell, 1932)
* ''
Mesoginella turbinata''
(G.B. Sowerby, II 1846)
* ''
Mesoginella vailei''
(Powell, 1932)
* ''
Mesoginella victoriae''
(Gatliff & Gabriel, 1908)
Species brought into synonymy
:
* ''Mesoginella binivitta''
(Laseron, 1948) : synonym of ''Mesoginella olivella''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''Mesoginella evanida''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1846) : synonym of ''
Volvarina evanida''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1846)
* ''Mesoginella frequens''
(Laseron, 1948) : synonym of ''Mesoginella strangei''
(Angas, 1877)
* ''Mesoginella gabrielae''
(Bozzetti, 1998) : synonym of ''
Marginella gabrielae''
(Bozzetti, 1998)
* ''Mesoginella georgiana''
(May, 1915) : synonym of ''
Austroginella georgiana''
(May, 1915)
* ''Mesoginella infelix''
(Jousseaume, 1857) : synonym of ''Mesoginella olivella''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''Mesoginella maxilla''
(Laseron, 1957) : synonym of ''Mesoginella brachia''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''Mesoginella parsobrina''
(Laseron, 1948) : synonym of ''Mesoginella sinapi''
(Laseron, 1948)
* ''Mesoginella parvistriata''
(Suter, 1908) : synonym of ''
Volvarina parvistriata''
(Suter, 1908)
* ''Mesoginella patria''
(Cotton, 1949) : synonym of ''Mesoginella inconspicua''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1846)
* ''Mesoginella pattisoni''
(Cotton, 1944) : synonym of ''Mesoginella turbinata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1846)
* ''Mesoginella pipire''
(Laseron, 1948) : synonym of ''Mesoginella strangei''
(Angas, 1877)
* ''Mesoginella plicatula''
(Suter, 1910) : synonym of ''
Volvarina plicatula''
(Suter, 1910)
* ''Mesoginella praetermissa''
(May, 1916) : synonym of ''
Austroginella praetermissa''
(May, 1916)
* ''Mesoginella procella''
(May, 1916) : synonym of ''Mesoginella olivella''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''Mesoginella pusilla''
(Laseron, 1948) : synonym of ''Mesoginella turbinata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1846)
* ''Mesoginella simplex''
(Reeve, 1865) : synonym of ''Mesoginella olivella''
(Reeve, 1865)
* ''Mesoginella sinuata''
(Laseron, 1948) : synonym of ''Mesoginella strangei''
(Angas, 1877)
* ''Mesoginella translucida''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1846) : synonym of ''
Austroginella translucida''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1846)
* ''Mesoginella tropica''
(Laseron, 1957) : synonym of ''Mesoginella brachia''
(Watson, 1886)
References
* Cossignani T. (2006). ''Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World''. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
* Boyer F. (2008) ''The genus Serrata Jousseaume, 1875 (Caenogastropoda: Marginellidae) in New Caledonia''. In: V. Héros, R.H. Cowie & P. Bouchet (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 196: 389-436. page(s): 393
External links
Marshall B.A. 2004. ''New names for four common Marginellidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda)'' from northern New Zealand. Molluscan Research 24(1): 7-20
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