Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Neogastropoda
Familia Incertae sedis: Marginellidae
Subfamilia (2): Marginellinae – Marginelloninae
Genus Incertae sedis (1): Demissa
Name
Marginellidae Fleming, 1828
References
Fleming, J. 1828 A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, mollusca, and radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburg : i–xxiii + 1–565.
Coovert, G. A., & H.-K. Coovert. 1995. Revision of the Supraspecific Classification of Marginelliform Gastropods. The Nautilus 109(2-3): 43–110. (latest family review)
de Souza, P.J. & de Simone, L.R.L. 2019. Cladistic analysis of the family Marginellidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) based on phenotypic features. Zootaxa 4648(2): 201–240. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4648.2.1 Paywall Reference page.
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Taxonomy
The higher classification of the family Marginellidae has long been in a state of confusion. Many popular works still treat all members of this family under the single genus Marginella, basing them primarily on superficial similarities of the shell.
The confusion over the classification stems from the fact that the earlier classifications were based rather crudely on shell characters. Although many good differential shell characters do exist within this group, those characters were generally misinterpreted or not recognized as significant. Such information as did exist on the radulae and the external anatomy of the living animals was widely scattered in the scientific literature, and internal anatomical descriptions were not available until fairly recently.
In 2019 a new molecular phylogeny of marginelliform gastropods has been established by Fedosov A.E., Caballer Gutierrez M., Buge B., Sorokin P.V., Puillandre N., Bouchet P.[2]
Shell description
The shell of Marginellidae is usually small, but varies in different species from minute to medium-sized. The external color of the shell can be white, cream, yellow, orange, red, or brown, and can be uniformly colored, or patterned in various ways. The protoconch is paucispiral. The lip of the shell is thickened, and can be smooth or denticulate. An external varix may be present or absent, a siphonal notch may be present or absent. The columella may have 2-6 plications. The operculum is absent in this family.
Genera
Janaginella T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2021
Subfamily Austroginellinae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995
Alaginella Laseron, 1957
Austroginella Laseron, 1957
† Conuginella Laseron, 1957
Hydroginella Laseron, 1957
Marigordiella Espinosa & Ortea, 2010
Mesoginella Laseron, 1957
† Mioginella Laseron, 1957
Ovaginella Laseron, 1957
Protoginella Laseron, 1957
Serrata Jousseaume, 1875
† Stromboginella Laseron, 1957
Subfamily Marginellinae Fleming, 1828
Africosta S. G. Veldsman, 2022
Dentimargo Cossmann, 1899
Eratoidea Weinkauff, 1879
† Euryentome Cossmann, 1899
Gibbacousteau Espinosa & Ortea, 2013
Glabella Swainson, 1840
Marginella Lamarck, 1799
† Myobarbum Sohl, 1963
Nudifaba Eames, 1952
Simplicoglabella Sacco, 1890
†Stazzania Sacco, 1890
Volvarina Hinds, 1844
Subfamily Pruninae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995
Balanetta Jousseaume, 1875
Bullata Jousseaume, 1875
Closia Gray, 1857
Cryptospira Hinds, 1844
Hyalina Schumacher, 1817
Mirpurina Ortea, Moro & Espinosa, 2019
Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852
Rivomarginella Brandt, 1968
Subfamily Incertae sedis
Demissa Boyer, 2016
Synonyms
Granulininae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995: synonym of Granulinidae G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995 (original rank)
Marginelloninae Coan, 1965: synonym of Marginellonidae Coan, 1965 (original rank)
Carinaginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Alaginella Laseron, 1957
Cassoginella Laseron, 1957 †: synonym of Alaginella Laseron, 1957
Deviginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Mesoginella Laseron, 1957
Haloginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Serrata Jousseaume, 1875
Neptoginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Hydroginella Laseron, 1957
Pillarginella Gabriel, 1962: synonym of Hydroginella Laseron, 1957
Plicaginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Austroginella Laseron, 1957
Serrataginella G. A. Coovert & H. K. Coovert, 1995: synonym of Serrata Jousseaume, 1875
Sinuginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Mesoginella Laseron, 1957
Spiroginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Mesoginella Laseron, 1957
Triginella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Alaginella Laseron, 1957
Cucumis "Klein": synonym of Marginella Lamarck, 1799 (unavailable name)
Faba P. Fischer, 1883: synonym of Glabella Swainson, 1840 (objective synonym of Glabella)
Longinella Laseron, 1957: synonym of Dentimargo Cossmann, 1899 (preoccupied by Longinella Gros & Lestage, 1927 [Ephemeroptera])
Marginellarius Duméril, 1805: synonym of Marginella Lamarck, 1799
Marginellus Montfort, 1810: synonym of Marginella Lamarck, 1799 (unjustified emendation of Marginella)
Porcellana Gray, 1847: synonym of Marginella Lamarck, 1799 (invalid: junior homonym of Porcellana Lamarck, 1801 [Crustacea])
Pseudomarginella Maltzan, 1880: synonym of Marginella Lamarck, 1799
Volvarinella Habe, 1951: synonym of Dentimargo Cossmann, 1899
Egouana: synonym of Egouena Jousseaume, 1875: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852 (invalid: incorrect alternative original spelling)
Egouena Jousseaume, 1875: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852
Gibberulina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Bullata Jousseaume, 1875
Leptegouana Woodring, 1928: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852
Porcellanella Conrad, 1863 †: synonym of Prunum Herrmannsen, 1852 ( invalid: junior homonym of Porcellanella White, 1852 [Crustacea].)
Volutella Swainson, 1831: synonym of Bullata Jousseaume, 1875 (invalid: junior homonym of Volutella Perry, 1810 [Vasidae])
References
Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". Hydrobiologia 595: 149-166. hdl:10088/7390 doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9012-6.
Fedosov, Alexander E.; Caballer Gutierrez, Manuel; Buge, Barbara; Sorokin, Pavel V.; Puillandre, Nicolas; Bouchet, Philippe (2019). "Mapping the missing branch on the neogastropod tree of life: Molecular phylogeny of marginelliform gastropods". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85 (4): 439–451. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyz028.
Further reading
Adams, Henry and Arthur Adams 1853. In: 1853-1858. The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. John van Voorst, London. 3 vols [1:vi-xl, 1-484; 2:1-661; 3:pls. 1-138].
Barnard, Keppel Harcourt
1962. A new genus in the family Marginellidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 35(1):14-15.
1963. The family position of Afrivoluta pringlei Tomlin. The Journal of Conchology 25(5):198-199.
Clover, Philip 1974. A new species of Cypraea from West Africa and three new species of Marginellidae from the Indian Ocean. The Journal of Conchology 28(4):213-216, pl.8.
Coan, Eugene 1965. A proposed reclassification of the family Marginellidae. The Veliger 7(3):184-189
Coan, Eugene and Barry Roth
1966. The West American Marginellidae. The Veliger 8(4): 276-299, pls. 48-51.
1976. Status of the genus Hyalina Schumacher, 1817 (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Journal of Moluccan Studies 42(2):217-222.
Cooke, Alfred Hands 1922. On the pseudo-genus Pseudomarginella, v. Maltzan. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London15(1):3-5.
Coomans, H. E.
1969a. On the identity of Criptospira glauca and the related Cryptospira ventricosa, (Gastropoda: Marginellidae). Basteria 33(5-6):85-92.
1969b. Notes om Marginella spryi. Basteria 39(1-2):23-27.
1975. Marginella orstomi. A new species from deeper water off the coast of West Africa (gastropoda, Marginellidae). Bulletin Zoologisch Museum, Universiteit von Amsterdam vol.4 No.12
Coomans, H. E. and Philip Clover 1972. The genus Rivomarginella (Gastropoda, Marginellidae). Beaufortia 20(263):69-75.
Coovert, Gary A.
1986a. Type species list. Marginella Marginalia 1(1):1-3.
1986b. Generic group names. Marginella Marginalia 1(2):5-7.
1987a. The genus Afrivoluta and a review of the type species Afrivoluta pringlei Tomlin, 1947. Marginella Marginalia 2(1):1-8.
1987b. Addenda to Afrivoluta paper. Marginella Marginalia 2(6):39
1987c. Propor usage of the generic names Haloginella, Hyalina, and Volvarina with a diagnosis of the genus Haloginella. Marginella Marginalia 3(1):1-7
1987d. The external anatomy of two species of Caribbean Marginellidae. Marginella Marginalia 3(5):33-37.
1988a. Type species of the genera Austroginella and Mesoginella and their synonyms. Marginella Marginalia 4(2/3):9-26.
1988b. Marginellidae of Florida, Part II. Prunum succinea with a discussion of Prunum and Volvarina. Marginella Marginalia 4(5)_35-42, pl. 1.
Cossmann, Alexandre Édouard Maurice 1899. Essaid e paléonconchologie comparée. Cossmann, Paris. Vol. 3, 201 p., pls. 1-8.
Fischer, Paul 1883 . In: 1880-1887. Manuel de conchyologie et de paléontologie conchyologique ou histoire naturelle des mollusques vivantes et fossiles. Libraire F. Savy, Paris. Vol. 2(fascicule 6):513-608, 1883.
Gofas, Serge 1989. Le genre Volvarina (Marginellidae) dans la Mediterranée et l´Atlantique du nord est. Bolletino Malacologico 25(5-8):159-182.
Gofas, Serge and Francisco Fernandes
1988. The marginellids of São Tomé, West Africa. Journal of Conchology 33(1):1-30, pls. 1-2.
1992. The Marginellidae of Angola: The genus Volvarina. The Journal of Conchology 34(4):187-198
1994. The Marginellidae of Angola: The genus Marginella. Journal of Conchology 35:103-119
Gray, John Edward 1847. A list of the genera of Recent Mollusac, their synonyma and types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1847 pt.15[=17]:129-219.
Harasewych, M. G. and Y. I. Kantor 1991. Rediscovery of Marginellona gigas (Martens, 1904), with notes on the anatomy and systematic position on the subfamily Marginelloninae (Gastropoda: Marginellidae). Nemouria 37:1-19.
Hinds, Richard Brinsley 1844. Descriptions of Marginellae collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, and from the collection of Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1844 pt. 12[= vol. 14].72-77.
Jousseaume, Felix P. 1875. Coquilles de la famille des marginelles. Monographie. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, ser.3, 3:164-271, 429-435, pls. 7-8. [Also issued separately, pp. 1–115, pls. 7-8].
Laseron, Charles 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.
Redfield, John H.
1852. Description of new species of Marginella, with notes on sundry species of Marginella and Cypraea. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History in New York 5:224-228.
1870. Catalogue of the known species, recent and fossil, of the family Marginellidae. American Journal of Concholoigy 6(2):215-269.
Reeve, Lovell Augustus 1864-1865. Monograph of the genus Marginella. In; Chonchologia Iconica: or illustration of the shells of molluscous animals. Vol. 15, pls. 2-13 [Aug. 1864], pls. 1,14-27, index, errata [Jan. 1865].
Sohl, N. F. 1963. New gastropod genera from the late Upper Cretaceous of East Gulf Coastal * Sowerby, George Brettingham II 1846. Monograph of the genus Marginella. In: Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or figures and descriptions of Recent Shells. Sowerby, London. Vol 1(7):239-406, pls.68-78.
The Academy of Natural Sciences. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
Thiele, Johannes 1904. Pt. B, Anatomisch-systematische untersuchungen einiger Gastropoden, pp. 147–180, pls. 6-9. In: Martens and Thiele. Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutscen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898-1899.
Tomlin, John Reed le Brockton 1947. A new South African volutid. The Journal of Conchology 22(10):244-245
Weinkauff, Henrich Conrad 1878-1879. Die gattungen Marginella und Erato In: Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Cheminitz. 2nd ed. Bauer and Raspe, Nürnberg. Vol. 5(4):1-166, pls. 1-26.
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