Marginella

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Genus of gastropods

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::summary Genus of gastropods ::

| image = MargRosea.jpg | image_caption = A live individual of Marginella rosea | taxon = Marginella | authority = Lamarck, 1799 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =

  • Cucumis Deshayes, 1830
  • † Denticuloglabella Sacco, 1890
  • Kaokomarginella S. G. Veldsman, 2017
  • Marginella (Afriamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Albamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Capensismarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Fasciamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Grandamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Insulamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Kaokomarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Lineamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Marginella) Lamarck, 1799 accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Mordicamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Nataliamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Ovulamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Parvamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Piperamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Plicaustramarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Praeparvamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Punctamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Pusillamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Roseamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Rubescamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Semidentamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Semiturriamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Senegaliamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Somaliamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Teresmarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Textiliamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Venustamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginella (Vittamarginella) S. G. Veldsman, 2017· accepted, alternate representation
  • Marginellana Adams & Adams, 1853
  • Marginellarius Duméril, 1806
  • Marginellus Montfort, 1810
  • Marginilla Swainson, 1831
  • Porcellana Gray, 1847 (invalid: junior homonym of Porcellana Lamarck, 1801 [Crustacea])
  • Pseudomarginella Maltzan, 1880
  • Roseamarginella S. G. Veldsman, 2017 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text

Marginella is a very large genus of small tropical and temperate sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Marginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. It is a type of genus family.

The shells of species in this genus are rounded, smooth and glossy, with a large aperture that appears to be toothed because it shows the edge of the columellar folds. In many species the shells are colorful. The glossy surface of the shell results from the fact that the mantle covers most of the shell when the animal is active. As is typical in the Neogastropoda, the animal has a long siphon. When the animal is active, the foot extends much further out than the edge of the shell. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Marginella_sp.001.jpg" caption="A margin snail with its mantle partly covering the shell"] ::

As is also typical for the Neogastropoda, species in this genus are carnivorous and also predatory.

Etymology

Marginella means "little margin".

Shell description

The shells of the species in this genus have spires which range from moderately elevated to flattened. The surface of the shell is glossy and porcellaneous, and it is often but not always colourful. The columella has four definite, subequal plaits on its anterior half. The outer lip is thickened, and generally denticulate inside, with distinct teeth or folds. The siphonal canal is not deeply incised.

There is no operculum.

Description of the soft parts

In the living animal, the mantle only partly extends over the shell when the animal is moving.

The head is bifurcated, with slender tentacles and eyes in small bulges lateral to the base of tentacles. The siphon is large and protrudes over the head. The foot is large and flat, and when it is extended is slightly longer than the shell.

Ecology

Distribution

This genus is found in tropical and temperate seas worldwide.

Species

Species within the genus Marginella include:

;Species inquirenda: (species of doubtful identity needing further investigation.)

;Nomen dubium, i.e. a name of unknown or doubtful application:

Species brought into synonymy

Western Atlantic species

File:Marginella cloveri 001.jpg|Marginella cloveri Barra, Brazil

Western Africa species

File:Marginella aurantia 001.jpg|Marginella aurantia N´Gor, Senegal File:Marginella bavayi 001.jpg|Marginella bavayi Senegal (Gorée Is.) File:Marginella belcheri 001.jpg|Marginella belcheri South Western Sahara, Mauritania File:Marginella carqueijae 001.jpg|Marginella carquejai Praia Amélia, Namibe Angola File:Marginella chalmersi 001.jpg|Marginella chalmersi St. Tomé Is. File:Marginella cleryi 001.jpg|Marginella cleryi southern Mauritania File:Marginella desjardini 001.jpg|Marginella desjardini offshore Dakar, Senegal File:Marginella festiva 001.jpg|Marginella festiva Almadies, Dakar, Senegal File:Marginella gemmula 001.jpg|Marginella gemmula Saco Mar, Namibe, Angola File:Marginella glabella 001.jpg|Marginella glabella offshore Dakar, Senegal File:Marginella goodalli 001.jpg|Marginella goodalli Dakar Harbour, Senegal File:Marginella gloriosa 001.jpg|Marginella gloriosa Western Sahara File:Marginella huberti 001.jpg|Marginella huberti off Luanda, Angola File:Marginella liparozona 001.jpg|Marginella liparozona Annobón, Gulf of Guinea File:Marginella luculenta 001.jpg|Marginella luculenta Saco Mar, Namibe, Angola File:Marginella melvilli 001.jpg|Marginella melvilli Baía St. Antonio Principe Is File:Marginella orstomi 001.jpg|Marginella orstomi off Luanda, Angola File:Marginella sebastiani 001.jpg|Marginella sebastiani off Guiné-Bissau File:Marginella simulata 001.jpg|Marginella simulata Praia Amélia, Namibe Angola File:Marginella spinacea 001.jpg|Marginella spinacia Espraínha, S. Tomé Is. File:Marginella undulans 001.jpg|Marginella undulans Saco Mar, Namibe, Angola

Southern Africa species

File:Marginella bairstowi 001.jpg|Marginella bairstowi Fishhoeck, False Bay South Africa File:Marginella broderickae 001.jpg|Marginella broderickae South East Cape South Africa File:Marginella cosmia 001.jpg|Marginella cosmia East London, South Africa File:Marginella diadochus 001.jpg|Marginella diadochus Luderitz, Namibia File:Marginella eucosmia 001.jpg|Marginella eucosmia NE Port Elizabeth South Africa File:Marginella minuscula 001.jpg|Marginella minuscula Algoa Bay, South Africa File:Marginella musica 001.jpg|Marginella musica Cape Agulhas South Africa File:Marginella ornata 001.jpg|Marginella ornata Transkei, South Africa File:Marginella peelae 001.jpg|Marginella peelae f. beltmani False Bay, S. Africa File:Marginella piperata 001.jpg|Marginella piperata Jeffreys Bay, South Africa File:Marginella piperata 002.jpg|Marginella piperata albocincta Algoa Bay, South Africa File:Marginella piperata 003.jpg|Marginella piperata lutea Algoa Bay, South Africa File:Marginella piperata 004.jpg|Marginella piperata strigata East London, South Africa File:Marginella rosea 001.jpg|Marginella rosea Gansbaai, S. Africa

Eastern Africa species

File:Marginella anna 001.jpg|Marginella anna Bazaruto Is., Mozambique File:Marginella caterinae 001.jpg|Marginella caterinae off Hafun-Bay-north Somalia

References

  • Bartsch, P. 1915. Report on the Turton collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, Issued 28 July 1915.
  • Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp

References

  1. {{WRMS species. 138166. ''Marginella'' Lamarck, 1799. 6 December 2010
  2. [[Arthur William Baden Powell. Powell A W B]], ''New Zealand Mollusca'', [[HarperCollins. William Collins Publishers Ltd]], Auckland, New Zealand 1979 {{ISBN. 0-00-216906-1
  3. {{WRMS species. 473834. ''Marginella adamkusi'' Bozzetti, 1994. 31 May 2010
  4. {{WRMS species. 388614. ''Marginella aequinoctialis'' Boyer & Simbille, 2004. 31 May 2010
  5. {{WRMS species. 473835. ''Marginella amazona'' Bavay, 1912. 31 May 2010
  6. {{WRMS species. 388912. ''Marginella anapaulae'' Massier, 2004. 31 May 2010
  7. {{WRMS species. 473836. ''Marginella anna'' Jousseaume, 1881. 31 May 2010
  8. {{WRMS species. 140320. ''Marginella aronnax'' Bouchet & Warén, 1985. 31 May 2010
  9. {{WRMS species. 473837. ''Marginella aurantia'' Lamarck, 1822. 31 May 2010
  10. {{WRMS species. 473838. ''Marginella bairstowi'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1886. 31 May 2010
  11. {{WRMS species. 473839. ''Marginella bavayi'' Dautzenberg, 1910. 31 May 2010
  12. {{WRMS species. 473840. ''Marginella belcheri'' Hinds, 1844. 31 May 2010
  13. {{WRMS species. 473841. ''Marginella bicatenata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1914. 31 May 2010
  14. {{WRMS species. 457559. ''Marginella broderickae'' Hayes, 2001. 31 May 2010
  15. {{WRMS species. 473842. ''Marginella carquejai'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1994. 31 May 2010
  16. {{WRMS species. 473843. ''Marginella caterinae'' Bozzetti, 1991. 31 May 2010
  17. {{WRMS species. 457872. ''Marginella celestae'' Massier & Rosado, 2008. 31 May 2010
  18. {{WRMS species. 405026. ''Marginella chalmersi'' Tomlin & Shackleford, 1912. 31 May 2010
  19. {{WRMS species. 473845. ''Marginella cleryi'' Petit De La Saussaye, 1836. 31 May 2010
  20. {{WRMS species. 473846. ''Marginella cloveri'' Rios & Matthews, 1972. 31 May 2010
  21. {{WRMS species. 140321. ''Marginella colomborum'' (Bozzetti, 1995). 31 May 2010
  22. {{WRMS species. 473847. ''Marginella cosmia'' Bartsch, 1915. 31 May 2010
  23. {{WRMS species. 473849. ''Marginella desjardini'' Marche-Marchad, 1957. 31 May 2010
  24. {{WRMS species. 473850. ''Marginella diadochus'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1848. 31 May 2010
  25. {{WRMS species. 473851. ''Marginella emmae'' Bozzetti, 1998. 31 May 2010
  26. {{WRMS species. 473852. ''Marginella epipolia'' Tomlin 1921. 31 May 2010
  27. {{WRMS species. 473853. ''Marginella eucosmia'' Bartsch, 1915. 31 May 2010
  28. {{WRMS species. 388910. ''Marginella felixi'' Massier, 2004. 31 May 2010
  29. {{WRMS species. 225069. ''Marginella festiva'' Kiener, 1841. 31 May 2010
  30. {{WRMS species. 388911. ''Marginella fishhoenkensis'' Massier, 2004. 31 May 2010
  31. {{WRMS species. 473854. ''Marginella floccata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1889. 31 May 2010
  32. {{WRMS species. 456925. ''Marginella gabrielae'' Bozzetti, 1998. 31 May 2010
  33. {{WRMS species. 405027. ''Marginella gemma'' A. Adams, 1850. 31 May 2010
  34. {{WRMS species. 225067. ''Marginella gemmula'' Bavay in Dautzenberg, 1913. 31 May 2010
  35. {{WRMS species. 208178. ''Marginella genessi'' H. Fisher, 1901. 31 May 2010
  36. {{WRMS species. 390502. ''Marginella geraldi'' Lussi, 2006. 31 May 2010
  37. {{WRMS species. 473855. ''Marginella gilva'' Goud & Neefs, 1996. 31 May 2010
  38. {{WRMS species. 140322. ''Marginella glabella'' (Linnaeus, 1758). 31 May 2010
  39. {{WRMS species. 473856. ''Marginella gloriosa'' Jousseaume, 1884. 31 May 2010
  40. {{WRMS species. 473857. ''Marginella goodalli'' G.B. Sowerby, 1825. 31 May 2010
  41. {{WRMS species. 473858. ''Marginella hayesi'' Bozzetti, 1993. 31 May 2010
  42. {{WRMS species. 225455. ''Marginella helmatina'' Rang, 1832. 31 May 2010
  43. {{WRMS species. 457873. ''Marginella himburgae'' Massier & Zettler, 2009. 31 May 2010
  44. {{WRMS species. 473860. ''Marginella huberti'' Clover, 1972. 31 May 2010
  45. {{WRMS species. 390503. ''Marginella hybrida'' Cossignani, 2006. 31 May 2010
  46. {{WRMS species. 457554. ''Marginella immelmani'' Hart M., 2001. 31 May 2010
  47. {{WRMS species. 140324. ''Marginella impudica'' P. Fischer, 1883. 31 May 2010
  48. {{WRMS species. 473861. ''Marginella irrorata'' Menke, 1828. 31 May 2010
  49. {{WRMS species. 473862. ''Marginella joanae'' Bozzetti, 2001. 31 May 2010
  50. {{WRMS species. 473863. ''Marginella joanmassierae'' Bozzetti, 1992. 31 May 2010
  51. {{WRMS species. 473864. ''Marginella joostei'' Liltved & Millard, 1994. 31 May 2010
  52. {{WRMS species. 389138. ''Marginella lamarcki'' Boyer, 2004. 31 May 2010
  53. {{WRMS species. 473866. ''Marginella lemaitrei'' Liltved & Millard, 1994. 31 May 2010
  54. {{WRMS species. 140325. ''Marginella limbata'' Lamarck, 1822. 31 May 2010
  55. {{WRMS species. 473868. ''Marginella lineofasciata'' Bozzetti, 1992. 31 May 2010
  56. {{WRMS species. 473869. ''Marginella lineolata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1886. 31 May 2010
  57. {{WRMS species. 405028. ''Marginella liparozona'' Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913. 31 May 2010
  58. {{WRMS species. 473870. ''Marginella luculenta'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1994. 31 May 2010
  59. {{WRMS species. 473871. ''Marginella lussii'' Hayes & Millard, 1995. 31 May 2010
  60. {{WRMS species. 473872. ''Marginella lutea'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1889. 31 May 2010
  61. {{WRMS species. 473873. ''Marginella marimba'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1994. 31 May 2010
  62. {{WRMS species. 140326. ''Marginella marocana'' Locard, 1897. 31 May 2010
  63. {{WRMS species. 456870. ''Marginella mauretanica'' Boyer & Neefs, 1999. 31 May 2010
  64. {{WRMS species. 405029. ''Marginella melvilli'' Tomlin & Shackleford, 1913. 31 May 2010
  65. {{WRMS species. 473874. ''Marginella millardi'' Lussi, 1993. 31 May 2010
  66. {{WRMS species. 473875. ''Marginella minuscula'' (Turton, 1932). 31 May 2010
  67. {{WRMS species. 473876. ''Marginella monicae'' Bozzetti, 1997. 31 May 2010
  68. {{WRMS species. 473877. ''Marginella mosaica'' G.B. Sowerby, 1846. 31 May 2010
  69. {{WRMS species. 473878. ''Marginella munda'' E.A. Smith, 1904. 31 May 2010
  70. {{WRMS species. 225073. ''Marginella musica'' Hinds, 1844. 31 May 2010
  71. {{WRMS species. 473879. ''Marginella natalcinerea'' Massier, 1993. 31 May 2010
  72. {{WRMS species. 225396. ''Marginella nebulosa'' (Bolten in Röding, 1798). 31 May 2010
  73. {{WRMS species. 473880. ''Marginella nevillana'' Kilburn, 1977. 31 May 2010
  74. {{WRMS species. 225392. ''Marginella ornata'' Redfield, 1870. 31 May 2010
  75. {{WRMS species. 225071. ''Marginella orstomi'' Coomans, 1975. 31 May 2010
  76. {{WRMS species. 473881. ''Marginella pachista'' Tomlin 1913. 31 May 2010
  77. {{WRMS species. 473883. ''Marginella peelae'' Bozzetti, 1993. 31 May 2010
  78. {{WRMS species. 473884. ''Marginella petitii'' Duval, 1841. 31 May 2010
  79. {{WRMS species. 208182. ''Marginella picturata'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874. 31 May 2010
  80. {{WRMS species. 225389. ''Marginella piperata'' Hinds, 1844. 31 May 2010
  81. {{WRMS species. 456871. ''Marginella poppei'' Boyer & Neefs, 1999. 31 May 2010
  82. {{WRMS species. 473885. ''Marginella pseudornata'' Bozzetti, 1992. 31 May 2010
  83. {{WRMS species. 457876. ''Marginella pseudosebastiani'' Mattavelli, 2001. 31 May 2010
  84. {{WRMS species. 473886. ''Marginella punctilineata'' E.A. Smith, 1899. 31 May 2010
  85. {{WRMS species. 390504. ''Marginella purpurea'' Cossignani, 2006. 31 May 2010
  86. {{WRMS species. 225388. ''Marginella rosea'' Lamarck, 1822. 31 May 2010
  87. {{WRMS species. 473887. ''Marginella roseafasciata'' Massier, 1993. 31 May 2010
  88. {{WRMS species. 473888. ''Marginella roseolineata'' Turton, 1932. 31 May 2010
  89. {{WRMS species. 473890. ''Marginella sebastiani'' Marche-Marchad & Rosso, 1979. 31 May 2010
  90. {{WRMS species. 473891. ''Marginella senegalensis'' Clover, 1990. 31 May 2010
  91. {{WRMS species. 473892. ''Marginella sergioi'' Bozzetti, 1997. 31 May 2010
  92. {{WRMS species. 473894. ''Marginella simulata'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1994. 31 May 2010
  93. {{WRMS species. 473895. ''Marginella spinacia'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1988. 31 May 2010
  94. {{WRMS species. 473896. ''Marginella spiralineata'' B.Hayes, 1994. 31 May 2010
  95. {{WRMS species. 473897. ''Marginella stuarti'' Kilburn, 1977. 31 May 2010
  96. {{WRMS species. 140327. ''Marginella subturrita'' P. Fischer, 1883. 31 May 2010
  97. {{WRMS species. 458532. ''Marginella susanae'' Veldsman & Jooste, 2009. 31 May 2010
  98. {{WRMS species. 473898. ''Marginella tuguriana'' Lussi, 1993. 31 May 2010
  99. {{WRMS species. 473899. ''Marginella undulans'' Gofas & Fernandes, 1994. 31 May 2010
  100. {{WRMS species. 457558. ''Marginella verdascai'' Hayes & Rosado, 2007. 31 May 2010
  101. {{WRMS species. 473900. ''Marginella verrilli'' Morrison, 1967. 31 May 2010
  102. {{WRMS species. 473901. ''Marginella vexillum'' Redfield, 1852. 31 May 2010
  103. {{WRMS species. 473902. ''Marginella werneri'' Bozzetti, 1993. 31 May 2010
  104. {{WRMS species. 473903. ''Marginella westhuizeni'' Massier, 1993. 31 May 2010
  105. {{WRMS species. 473904. ''Marginella xhosa'' Liltved & Millard, 1994. 31 May 2010
  106. {{WRMS species. 473844. ''Marginella claudoni'' Bavay, date unknown. 31 May 2010
  107. {{WRMS species. 208181. ''Marginella delphinica'' Bavay, 1920. 31 May 2010
  108. {{WRMS species. 473867. ''Marginella lineatolabrum'' Gaskoin, 1840. 31 May 2010
  109. {{WRMS species. 473889. ''Marginella scalariformis'' Duclos, date unknown. 31 May 2010
  110. {{WRMS species. 208187. ''Marginella virgula'' Jousseaume, 1922. 31 May 2010
  111. {{WRMS species. 208183. ''Marginella granum'' Philippi, 1849. 31 May 2010
  112. {{WRMS species. 208179. ''Marginella amydrozona'' Melvill. 31 May 2010
  113. {{WRMS species. 208190. ''Marginella angustata'' Sowerby, 1846. 31 May 2010
  114. {{WRMS species. 208185. ''Marginella burnupi'' Sowerby, 1897. 31 May 2010
  115. {{WRMS species. 208170. ''Marginella cherubini'' Bavay, 1922. 31 May 2010
  116. {{WRMS species. 473848. ''Marginella croukampi'' Hayes, 1996. 31 May 2010
  117. {{WRMS species. 208189. ''Marginella decaryi'' Bavay, 1920. 31 May 2010
  118. {{WRMS species. 225454. ''Marginella eveleighi'' Tom & Schackelford, 1913. 31 May 2010
  119. {{WRMS species. 208173. ''Marginella extra'' (Jousseaume, 1894). 31 May 2010
  120. {{WRMS species. 473859. ''Marginella henrikasi'' Bozzetti, 1995. 31 May 2010
  121. {{WRMS species. 208174. ''Marginella lantzi'' Jousseaume, 1875. 31 May 2010
  122. {{WRMS species. 473865. ''Marginella lateritia'' Melvill & Sykes,1903. 31 May 2010
  123. {{WRMS species. 456930. ''Marginella marianae'' Bozzetti, 1999. 31 May 2010
  124. {{WRMS species. 473698. ''Marginella matthewsi'' Van Mol & Tursch, 1967. 31 May 2010
  125. {{WRMS species. 208176. ''Marginella persicula'' Linnaeus. 31 May 2010
  126. {{WRMS species. 208180. ''Marginella pulchella'' Kiener, 1834. 31 May 2010
  127. {{WRMS species. 208169. ''Marginella pumila'' Redfield, 1870. 31 May 2010
  128. {{WRMS species. 225464. ''Marginella reeveana'' (Petit, 1851). 31 May 2010
  129. {{WRMS species. 208171. ''Marginella sandwicensis'' Pease, 1860. 31 May 2010
  130. {{WRMS species. 208188. ''Marginella savignyi''. 31 May 2010
  131. {{WRMS species. 208184. ''Marginella suezensis''. 31 May 2010
  132. {{WRMS species. 473893. ''Marginella signali'' Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896. 31 May 2010

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