''Ovaginella'' is a
genus
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of marginellid minute
sea snail
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s,
marine
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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 ...
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 & H ...
of the
family
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Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small, often colorful, sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Taxonomy
The higher classification of ...
, the margin snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ovaginella Laseron, 1957. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465264 on 2021-11-18]
Species
* † ''
Ovaginella arenula
''Ovaginella'' is a genus of marginellid minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ovaginella Laseron, 1957. Accessed thr ...
''
Darragh, 2017
* ''
Ovaginella decaryi
''Ovaginella'' is a genus of marginellid minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), fam ...
''
(Bavay, 1920)
* ''
Ovaginella maoria''
(Powell, 1937)
* † ''
Ovaginella mumiformis''
Darragh, 2017
* ''
Ovaginella ovulum''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1846)
* ''
Ovaginella profunda''
(Suter, 1909)
* ''
Ovaginella tenisoni
''Ovaginella'' is a genus of marginellid minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ovaginella Laseron, 1957. Accessed thr ...
''
(Pritchard, 1900)
;Synonyms:
* ''Ovaginella cylichnella''
(May, 1918): synonym of ''
Balanetta cylichnella''
(May, 1918)
* ''Ovaginella nielseni''
(Laseron, 1948): synonym of ''
Cystiscus minutissimus''
(Tenison Woods, 1876)
* ''Ovaginella rotunda''
(Laseron, 1948): synonym of ''Ovaginella tenisoni''
(Pritchard, 1900)
* ''Ovaginella stiria''
(Cotton, 1949): synonym of ''Ovaginella tenisoni''
(Pritchard, 1900)
* ''Ovaginella whani''
(Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900): synonym of ''
Balanetta baylii''
Jousseaume, 1875
References
* Bavay, A., 1920. Sables littoraux de Madagascar. Marginelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 65: 163-168
* Laseron, C. F. (1957). A new classification of the Australian Marginellidae (Mollusca), with a review of species from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 8 (3): 274-311.
* Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp
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
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