''Alaginella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Austroginellinae
Austroginellinae is a taxonomic subfamily within the larger family of Marginellidae, a group of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Volutoidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Austroginellinae G. A. Coovert & ...
of 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 ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Alaginella'' include:
* ''
Alaginella aikeni''
Lussi, 2013
* ''
Alaginella albino''
(Laseron, 1957)
* ''
Alaginella atractus''
(Tomlin, 1918)
* ''
Alaginella borda''
(Cotton, 1944)
* ''
Alaginella brazieri''
(E.A. Smith, 1891)
* ''
Alaginella carinata''
(E.A. Smith, 1891)
* † ''
Alaginella clisia
''Alaginella clisia'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Queen ...
''
(Cotton, 1949)
* ''
Alaginella cottoni''
Boyer, 2001
* † ''
Alaginella fraudulenta''
(Suter, 1917)
* ''
Alaginella gatliffi''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Alaginella geminata''
(Hedley, 1912)
* ''
Alaginella kerochuta''
(Shackleford, 1914)
* † ''
Alaginella labinensis''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
* ''
Alaginella malina''
(Hedley, 1915)
* ''
Alaginella ochracea''
(Angas, 1871)
* ''
Alaginella pachia''
(R. B. Watson, 1886)
* † ''
Alaginella palla
''Alaginella palla'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species were found in South Australia, Australia.
References
Further rea ...
''
(Cotton, 1949)
* † ''
Alaginella parvisinus''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1992)
* ''
Alaginella pemphix''
(Roth, 1973)
* ''
Alaginella pygmora''
(Laseron, 1957)
* † ''
Alaginella totangiensis''
(Marwick, 1931)
* ''
Alaginella valida''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''
Alaginella vercoi''
(May, 1911)
* † ''
Alaginella waikohuensis''
(Marwick, 1931)
* ''
Alaginella zeyheri''
(Krauss, 1852)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Alaginella aupouria''
Powell, 1937 : synonym of ''
Mesoginella aupouria''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''Alaginella clara''
(Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''
Dentimargo clara
''Dentimargo'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Dentimargo'' include:
* '' Dentimargo aggressorum'' Cossignani & Lorenz, 2018
* '' Dentimargo ...
''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''Alaginella julia''
(Thiele, 1925): synonym of ''
Alaginella atractus'' (
Tomlin, 1918)
* ''Alaginella laeviplicata''
(Laseron, 1948) : synonym of ''
Alaginella ochracea''
(Angas, 1871)
* ''Alaginella sica''
Cotton, 1957: synonym of ''
Alaginella vercoi''
(May, 1911)
* ''Alaginella umlaasensis''
(Lussi & G. Smith, 1996): synonym of ''
Volvarina umlaasensis
''Volvarina umlaasensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Volvarina umlaasensis Lussi & G. Smith, 1996. Accessed through: World Register ...
''
Lussi & G. Smith, 1996
References
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External links
Coovert, G. A.; Coovert, H. K. (1995). Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods. The Nautilus. 109(2-3): 43-100
Marginellidae
Gastropod genera
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