''Protoginella'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Austroginellinae of the
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Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Species
According to the
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(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Protoginella'' :
* † ''
Protoginella atkinsoni''
(May, 1922)
* † ''
Protoginella bellensis''
(Beu, 1970)
* † ''
Protoginella bembix''
P. A. Maxwell, 1988
* ''
Protoginella caledonica''
Boyer, 2001
* † ''
Protoginella cenodoxa''
P. A. Maxwell, 1992
* † ''
Protoginella conica''
(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''
Boyer, 2001
* ''
Protoginella lavigata''
(Brazier, 1877)
* ''
Protoginella maestratii''
Boyer, 2002
* † ''
Protoginella micula''
(Tate, 1878)
* † ''
Protoginella opoitia''
(Marwick, 1965)
* ''
Protoginella praetera''
Laseron, 1957
* ''
Protoginella reborai''
T. Cossignani, 2011
* ''
Protoginella turbiniformis''
(Bavay, 1917)
* † ''
Protoginella wentworthii''
(Tate, 1877)
* † ''
Protoginella whitecliffensis''
(Marwick, 1926)
;Synonyms:
* ''Protoginella geminata''
(Hedley, 1912): synonym of ''
Alaginella geminata
''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 ...
''
(Hedley, 1912)
* † ''Protoginella labinensis''
P. A. Maxwell, 1988: synonym of † ''
Alaginella labinensis''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
* † ''Protoginella parvisinus''
P. A. Maxwell, 1992: synonym of † ''
Alaginella parvisinus
''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)
* '' Alaginel ...
''
(P. A. Maxwell, 1992)
* ''Protoginella valida''
(R. B. Watson, 1886): synonym of ''
Alaginella valida
''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)
* '' Alaginel ...
''
(R. B. Watson, 1886)
* ''Protoginella weedingi''
(Cotton, 1944): synonym of ''
Alaginella geminata
''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 ...
''
(Hedley, 1912)
References
* Cossignani T. (2006).'' Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World''. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.
Marginellidae
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