''Protoginella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Austroginellinae 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 ...
, the margin snails.
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Protoginella'' :
* † ''
Protoginella atkinsoni
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(May, 1922)
* † ''
Protoginella bellensis
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(Beu, 1970)
* † ''
Protoginella bembix
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
P. A. Maxwell, 1988
* ''
Protoginella caledonica
''Protoginella caledonica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 8.35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledo ...
''
Boyer, 2001
* † ''
Protoginella cenodoxa
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
P. A. Maxwell, 1992
* † ''
Protoginella conica
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(G. F. Harris, 1897)
* † ''
Protoginella corpulenta
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(May, 1922)
* ''
Protoginella laseroni
''Protoginella laseroni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 5.55 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia
...
''
Boyer, 2001
* ''
Protoginella lavigata
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(Brazier, 1877)
* ''
Protoginella maestratii''
Boyer, 2002
* † ''
Protoginella micula
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(Tate, 1878)
* † ''
Protoginella opoitia
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(Marwick, 1965)
* ''
Protoginella praetera
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
Laseron, 1957
* ''
Protoginella reborai
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
T. Cossignani, 2011
* ''
Protoginella turbiniformis
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(Bavay, 1917)
* † ''
Protoginella wentworthii
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(Tate, 1877)
* † ''
Protoginella whitecliffensis
''Protoginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species wit ...
''
(Marwick, 1926)
;Synonyms:
* ''Protoginella geminata''
(Hedley, 1912): synonym of ''
Alaginella geminata''
(Hedley, 1912)
* † ''Protoginella labinensis''
P. A. Maxwell, 1988: synonym of † ''
Alaginella labinensis
''Alaginella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Alaginella'' include:
* ''Alaginella aikeni'' Lussi, 2013
* ''Alaginella albino'' (Laseron, 1957)
* '' Alaginell ...
''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
* † ''Protoginella parvisinus''
P. A. Maxwell, 1992: synonym of † ''
Alaginella parvisinus''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1992)
* ''Protoginella valida''
(R. B. Watson, 1886): synonym of ''
Alaginella valida''
(R. B. Watson, 1886)
* ''Protoginella weedingi''
(Cotton, 1944): synonym of ''
Alaginella geminata''
(Hedley, 1912)
References
* Cossignani T. (2006).'' Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World''. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
Marginellidae
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