''Marginellopsis'' is a
genus
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of very small
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Granulinidae
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Marginellopsis Bavay, 1911. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456462 on 2021-01-04]
Species
Species within the genus ''Marginellopsis'' include:
* ''
Marginellopsis herosae''
Bonfitto & Smriglio, 2019
* ''
Marginellopsis jamaicensis''
Cossignani & Lorenz, 2019
* ''
Marginellopsis margaritella''
(Faber, 2006)
* ''
Marginellopsis pulvis''
(Jousseaume, 1875)
* ''
Marginellopsis rineri''
Ortea, 2020
* ''
Marginellopsis serrei''
Bavay, 1911
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Marginellopsis marondei''
F. Riedel, 2000: synonym of ''
Pugnus serrei''
(Bavay, 1911) accepted as ''Marginellopsis serrei''
Bavay, 1911
References
* Jousseaume, F., 1875. Coquilles de la famille des marginelles, Monographie. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée 3(3): 164–278; 429-435
* Boyer F. (2017). Révision de l'organisation supra-spécifique des gastéropodes granuliniformes. Xenophora Taxonomy. 16: 25-38
External links
Bavay A. (1911). Une marginellidée nouvelle de Cuba. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 17(4): 240-243
Granulinidae
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