''Mesoginella'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
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 ''Mesoginella'' :
* ''
Mesoginella altilabra''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Mesoginella aupouria''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella australis''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Mesoginella beecheyi
''Mesoginella beecheyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...
''
Cossignani, 2006
* ''
Mesoginella brachia''
(Watson, 1886)
* ''
Mesoginella caducocincta''
(May, 1916)
* ''
Mesoginella consobrina''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Mesoginella cracens''
(Dell, 1956)
*''
Mesoginella ergastula''
(Dell, 1953)
* ''
Mesoginella gabrieli''
(May, 1911)
* ''
Mesoginella inconspicua''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1846)
* ''
Mesoginella judithae''
(Dell, 1956)
* ''
Mesoginella koma'' Marshall, 2004
* ''
Mesoginella larochei''
(Powell, 1932)
* ''
Mesoginella manawatawhia''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella modulata'' (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 ''Mesog ...
''
(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 ''Mesog ...
''
(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 Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, ...
'' 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 ''Mesog ...
'' (Laseron, 1948)
* ''
Mesoginella pygmaea''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1846)
* ''
Mesoginella pygmaeiformis''
(Powell, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella pygmaeoides''
(Singleton, 1937)
* ''
Mesoginella schoutanica
''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 ''Mesog ...
''
(May, 1913)
* ''
Mesoginella sinapi
''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 stilla
''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 ''Mesog ...
''
(Hedley, 1903)
* ''
Mesoginella strangei''
(Angas, 1877)
* ''
Mesoginella tryphenensis''
(Powell, 1932)
* ''
Mesoginella turbinata
''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, II 1846)
* ''
Mesoginella vailei
''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 ''Mesog ...
''
(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
''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.
The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...
'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1846)
* ''Mesoginella frequens'' Laseron, 1948 : synonym of ''Mesoginella strangei'' (Angas, 1877)
* ''Mesoginella gabrielae'' (Bozzetti, 1998) : synonym of ''
Marginella gabrielae
''Marginella gabrielae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails ...
'' 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
''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.
The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on m ...
'' (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
''Volvarina'' is a genus of small to very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells.
The difference between the genera ''Volvarina'' and '' Prunum'' is not clearly delineated and is based on ...
'' (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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