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Marginellidae/Cystiscidae
Marginellidae/Cystiscidae
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Alaginella |
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Alaginella atracta (Tomlin, 1918)
Rare deep water Marginellid taken from crayfish traps.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Austroginella |
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Austroginella formicula (Lamarck, 1822)
Limited to Tasmania and Victoria States.
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Austroginella musicaria (Lamarck, 1822)
Type species of genus Austroginella.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Bullata |
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Bullata analuciae Souza & Covert, 1999
Trawled by shrimp boats. Specimen A
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Specimen B
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Cryptospira |
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Cryptospira dactylus Lamarck, 1822
Known only from the western Indonesian Archipelago through southwest Thailand.
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Cryptospira strigata (Dillwyn, 1817) form: unicolor Bert, 1985 The form unicolor has a uniform gray color.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Glabella |
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Glabella ferreirai (Alves, 1996)
Differentiated from G. obtusa by the early whorls lacking ribs.
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Glabella obtusa (Sowerby, 1846)
Deep water species dredged off Somalia.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Marginella |
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Marginella bairstowi Sowerby, 1886
Light color form from the Cape Peninsula.
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Marginella bairstowi Sowerby, 1886
Dark eastern deep-water form.
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Marginella fischeri Bavay, 1902
Muted-green color with three faint brown bands.
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Marginella desjardini Marche-Marchand, 1957
Largest of the West African Marginellid species. Trawled by fishing boats.
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Marginella limbata Lamarck, 1822
Taken from deep water trawl nets.
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Marginella musica Hinds, 1844
Varied banding on greenish colored background. Taken from traps set in deep water.
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Marginella piperata Hinds, 1844 form: strigata Sowerby, 1889 Distinct form, but widespread from the Cape Peninsula east to Mozambique.
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Marginella rosea Lamarck, 1822
False Bay form with darker color-pattern.
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Marginella cf. tyermani (Marrat, 1876) [+ eveleighi Tomlin & Schackleford, 1913] This lot does not totally match the description for M. tyermani though were found within the range of the species.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Mesoginella |
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Mesoginella australis (Hinds, 1844)
Intertidal species from the North Territory.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Prunum |
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Prunum apicinum (Menke, 1828)
Glossy white intertidal species.
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Prunum curtum (Sowerby, 1832)
Well above average size. Trawled by fishermen.
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Prunum marginatum (Born, 1778)
Trawled by fishing boats. Beautiful dark specimens.
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Prunum pellucidum (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Intertidal species found from south Florida, the Bahamas and Greater Antilles.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Serrataginella |
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Serrataginella spryi (Clover, 1974)
East African species dredged in moderately deep water.
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| Family: MARGINELLIDAE / Genus: Volvarina |
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Volvarina bilineata Krauss, 1848
An intertidal species with a wide distribution through the Indo-Pacific.
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Volvarina cf. keppelensis (Laseron, 1957)
Intertidal micro Marginellid sifted from sand.
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Volvarina mexicana (Kiener, 1830)
Micro Marginellid. Found in the western Caribbean from Honduras to Venezuela.
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Volvarina verdensis (E.A.Smith, 1875)
Found intertidally.
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Volvarina cf. verdensis (E.A.Smith, 1875)
Possibly Volvarina nuriae Moreno & Bumay, 1999.
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Volvarina zonata (Kiener, 1841)
Nice wide-banded color form.
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| Family: CYSTISCIDAE / Genus: Gibberula |
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Gibberula gruveli (Bavay, in Dautzenberg, 1912)
Dreged by fishing boats.
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Gibberula miliaria (Linné, 1758)
Intertidal micro Marginellid sifted from sand.
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Gibberula philippii (Monterosato, 1878)
Almost microscopic. Trawled from deep water.
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| Family: CYSTISCIDAE / Genus: Persicula |
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Persicula adamsiana Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
Not to be confused with Persicula imbricata, which is a larger species with a profile that is less slender than P. adamsiana.
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Persicula hennequini Boyer, Neefs & Wakefield, 1998
Rare micro Marginellid endemic to Los Roques Islands.
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Persicula pulchella (Kiener, 1830)
Micro Marginellid. Beautiful wavy pattern. Taken at scuba depths.
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Persicula robusta Sowerby III, 1904
Trawled in deep water.
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Persicula tessellata (Lamarck, 1822)
Do not confuse with Persicula accola, which is a distinct shallow water species.
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Persicula weberi Olsson & McGinty, 1958
Western Caribbean species dredged in deep water.
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