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Marginellidae (margin shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Marginellidae

Taxonomy

Marginellidae was named by Fleming (1828) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5373]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Rachiglossa by Martin (1904); to Prosobranchiata by Harris and Palmer (1947); to Volutacea by Hickman (1980) and Ward and Blackwelder (1987); and to Muricoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988), Beesley (1998), Todd (2001) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1828	Marginellidae Fleming
1904	Marginellidae Martin p. 170
1947	Marginellidae Harris and Palmer p. 405
1980	Marginellidae Hickman p. 65
1987	Marginellidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1988	Marginellidae Ponder and Warén p. 306
1998	Marginellidae Beesley p. 838
2001	Marginellidae Todd
2005	Marginellidae Bouchet et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Muricoidea	de Costa 1776
family	Marginellidae	Fleming 1828
family	Marginellidae	Fleming 1828

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Marginellidae Fleming 1828 [margin shell]

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G. Alaginella Laseron 1957

G. †Austroginella Laseron 1957

G. †Canalispira Jousseaume 1875

G. †Carinaginella Laseron 1957

G. Cryptospira

Subg. †Cryptospira (Euryentome)

†Cryptospira hordeastra Darragh 2017

†Marginella (Cryptospira) birmanica Vredenburg 1923

Marginella (Cryptospira) dactylus Lamarck 1822

Marginella (Cryptospira) ventricosa Fischer de Waldheim 1807

G. †Dentimargo Cossmann 1899

Dentimargo aureocinctus Stearns 1872

†Dentimargo dalli Petuch 1997

†Dentimargo eburneola Conrad 1834

Dentimargo eos Roth 1973

Invalid names: Marginella aurora Thiele 1925 [replaced]

†Dentimargo polyspira Olsson and Harbison 1953

Invalid names: Eburnospira Olsson and Harbison 1953 [synonym]

G. Eratoidea Weinkauff 1879

†Eratoidea fusoides Darragh 2017

†Marginella (Eratoidea) euancycla Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Eratoidea) margarita Kiener 1834

†Marginella (Eratoidea) mollitor Dall 1915

G. Glabella Swainson 1840

†Marginella (Glabella) narica Vredenburg 1925

G. Granula Jousseaume 1875

†Granula profundorum Hickman 1980

G. Hyalina Schumacher 1817

Hyalina pellucida Schumacher 1817

G. Marginella Lamarck 1799

Subg. Marginella (Cypraeolina) Cerulli-Irelli 1911

Cypraeolina clandestina Brochhi 1814

†Cypraeolina defuniak Gardner 1947

†Cypraeolina gabbii Dall 1890

Subg. Marginella (Marginella) Lamarck 1799

Subg. †Marginella (Nudifaba) Eames 1952

†Marginella (Nudifaba) rakhiensis Eames 1952

Subg. †Marginella (Stazzania) Sacco 1889

†Marginella adumbrata Anderson and Hanna 1925

†Marginella ballista Dall 1890

†Marginella brassoensis Mansfield 1925

Marginella bruchardi Dunker 1852

†Marginella bulbrooki Mansfield 1925

Marginella caerulescens Lamarck 1822

†Marginella calvertensis Martin 1904

Marginella capensis Krauss 1848

†Marginella cordiformis Bose 1906

†Marginella culleni Dey 1961

†Marginella cypraeaeformis Nardini 1934

†Marginella dalli Bose 1906

†Marginella dalliana Maury 1912

†Marginella dariensis Brown and Pilsbry 1911

†Marginella denticulata Conrad 1830

†Marginella dentifera Lamarck 1803

†Marginella eburnea Lamarck 1803

†Marginella elevata Cossmann 1882

†Marginella faba Linnaeus 1758

Marginella glabella Linnaeus 1758

†Marginella guaica Maury 1925

†Marginella guppyana Mansfield 1925

†Marginella halensis Dall 1916

†Marginella hematita Kiener 1841

†Marginella hispaniolana Maury 1917

†Marginella instabilata Hanna 1924

Invalid names: Marginella pacifica Dickerson 1917 [replaced]

†Marginella latior Bose 1906

†Marginella macdonaldi Dall 1912

†Marginella majuscula Martens 1877

†Marginella mala Cotton 1949

†Marginella maoensis Maury 1917

Marginella martini Petit 1835

†Marginella mindiensis Cossmann 1913

†Marginella minuta Pfeiffer 1840

†Marginella multifilosa Anderson and Hanna 1925

†Marginella musacina Olsson 1922

Marginella nipponica Habe 1951

†Marginella ovata Lea 1833

†Marginella ovulata Lamarck 1803

Marginella pemphix Roth 1973

Invalid names: Marginella ovata Thiele 1925 [replaced]

Marginella pulchra Gray 1839

Marginella quinqueplicata Lamarck 1822

Marginella semen Lea 1833

†Marginella shepardae Tegland 1933

†Marginella silabra Palmer 1937

†Marginella silicifluvia Dall 1916

†Marginella simplicissima Martin 1879

†Marginella singuensis Vredenburg 1921

†Marginella solitaria Guppy 1896

†Marginella solitaria montserratensis Mansfield 1925

†Marginella sowerbyi Gabb 1873

Marginella varia Sowerby I 1846

Subfm. Marginellinae Fleming 1828

G. Prunum Swainson 1840

†Marginella (Egouena) lipara lepta Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Prunum) circumvittata Weisbord 1962

†Marginella (Prunum) pseudoorientalis Eames 1952

†Marginella (Prunum) soriensis Eames 1952

†Marginella (Prunum) tegalensis Oostingh 1935

†Marginella (Prunum) unistriata Eames 1952

†Marginella latissima pilsbryi Olsson 1922

Subg. Prunum (Egouana) Jousseaume 1875

†Marginella (Egouana) laguairana Weisbord 1962

Subg. †Prunum (Microspira) Conrad 1868

†Microspira donovani Olsson 1967

†Prunum (Microspira) apalachee Gardner 1947

†Voluta (Microspira) oviformis Conrad 1868

Invalid names: Marginella (Egouena) Jousseaume 1875 [synonym], Marginella (Leptegouana) Woodring 1928 [synonym]

Subg. Prunum (Prunum) Swainson 1840

†Prunum (Prunum) godini Olsson 1964

Prunum (Prunum) sapotilla Hinds 1844

Invalid names: Marginella evax Li 1930 [synonym]

†Prunum (Prunum) dallianum Maury 1912

Prunum amabile Redfield 1852

†Prunum amina Dall 1896

Prunum apicinum Menke 1828

†Prunum aurora Dall 1890

†Prunum calypsonis Maury 1925

†Prunum carmenguiterrezae Landau and Marques da Silva 2010

†Prunum christineladdae Maury 1917

†Prunum circumvittatum Weisbord 1962

†Prunum colinensis Hodson 1927

†Prunum coniforme Sowerby 1850

†Prunum dasum Gardner 1947

†Prunum domingoense Dall 1896

†Prunum eleutheria Gardner 1947

†Prunum gatunense Brown and Pilsbry 1911

†Prunum gibsonsmithi Nehm 2001

†Prunum gibsonsmithorum Nehm 2001

†Prunum jessicae Petuch 1997

†Prunum latissimum Dall 1896

†Prunum limatulum Conrad 1834

†Prunum limonensis Dall 1896

†Prunum lipara Gardner 1947

†Prunum macneili Petuch 1997

†Prunum mauryense Nehm 2001

Prunum nivosum Hinds 1844

Prunum pruinosum Hinds 1844

Invalid names: Marginella nivea Adams 1850 [synonym]

Prunum prunum Gmelin 1791

†Prunum quirosense Hodson 1927

Prunum roscidum Redfield 1860

Invalid names: Marginella eulima Dall 1892 [synonym]

†Prunum sandrae Petuch 1997

†Prunum springvalensis Maury 1925

†Prunum suteri Rutsch 1934

†Prunum willcoxianum Dall 1890

G. †Mesoginella Laseron 1957

G. Microvulina Habe and Kuroda 1951

G. †Ovaginella Laseron 1957

†Ovaginella arenula Darragh 2017

†Ovaginella mumiformis Darragh 2017

G. †Pillarginella Gabriel 1962

G. †Protoginella Laseron 1957

G. Serrata Jousseaume 1875

†Hyalina (Serrata) arabica Abbass 1967

†Marginella (Serrata) brithia Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) chipolana Maury 1910

†Marginella (Serrata) coloba Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) coloba conoispira Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) cornelliana Maury 1910

†Marginella (Serrata) critha Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) denticulatoides Maury 1910

†Marginella (Serrata) euancycla Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) eurystoma Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) nanna Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) pakistanica Eames 1952

†Marginella (Serrata) teglandae Durham 1944

†Marginella (Serrata) vadosa Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) vadosa ischna Gardner 1947

†Marginella (Serrata) xanthophaes Gardner 1947

†Serrata glaphyra Woodring 1928

†Serrata mauryae Woodring 1928

G. †Triginella Laseron 1957

G. Volutella Swainson 1831

G. Volvarina Hinds 1844

†Hyalina (Volvarina) lustra Weisbord 1962

†Marginella (Volvarina) kayalensis Dey 1961

Marginella (Volvarina) nitida Hinds 1844

†Marginella (Volvarina) oryzoides Gardner 1947

Volvarina albolineata d'Orbigny 1842

Volvarina avena Kiener 1834

†Volvarina collina Olsson 1922

†Volvarina cossmanni Peyrot 1928

†Volvarina leander Brown and Pilsbry 1911

†Volvarina nitida Hinds 1844

Volvarina taeniata Sowerby 1846

Invalid names: Marginella minor Jousseaume 1877 [synonym]

Volvarina taeniolata Mörch 1860

Invalid names: Hyalina californica Tomlin 1916 [synonym]

†Volvarina tumulensis Lozouet 1998

G. Volvarinella Habe 1951

Invalid names: Marginelloninae Coan 1965 [empty]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

actively mobilef

Life habit:

epifaunalf

Diet:

carnivoref

Vision:

limitedc

Comments:

LIFE HISTORY: Browsing carnivores according to Todd (2001).f

Created:

2009-09-10 08:20:36

Modified:

2009-09-10 10:20:36

Source: f = family, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Vyatkian to the top of the Holocene or 259.51000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 257.4 Ma

Collections (729 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Vyatkian	259.51 - 257.4	Russian Federation (Vladimir)	Marginella sp. (86346)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Marginella sp. (205541)
Danian	66.0 - 61.6	USA (Texas)	Marginella sp. A (99009)
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene	61.7 - 55.8	USA (Texas)	Marginella carnea (84651)
Selandian	61.6 - 59.2	Nigeria	Cryptospira sp. (7791)
Ypresian	56.0 - 47.8	Saudi Arabia (Ash Sharqiyah)	Cryptospira sp. (42459)
Early/Lower Eocene	55.8 - 48.6	Hungary	Marginella sp. (78013)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	Pakistan	Marginella pseudoorientalis (183847)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	France	Marginella dentifera (184110) Marginella eburnea, Marginella ovulata (171535 184107)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	USA (California)	Marginella adumbrata, Marginella multifilosa (166458)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	France (Yvelines)	Stazzania sp. (177971 177973) Stazzania sp., Volvarinella eburnea, Volvarinella crassula (177972) Volvarinella eburnea (177975) Volvarinella eburnea, Microvulina cossmanni (177970)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	United Kingdom (England)	Marginella sp. (8047) Volvarinella columbellina, Volvarinella contabulata (8124) Volvarinella eburnea, Volvarinella contabulata (8125)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	USA (Texas)	Marginella constrictoides (90651)
Lutetian - Bartonian	47.8 - 38.0	USA (Louisiana)	Marginella constrictoides (90470)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	United Kingdom (England)	Stazzania bifidoplicata (3265)
Middle Eocene	47.8 - 37.71	USA (North Carolina)	Marginella sp. (41983)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	Egypt	Hyalina arabica, Prunum nefertitae (2960)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (South Carolina)	Marginella sp. (5344 5345 5354)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Alabama)	Cryptospira silabra, Marginella columba, Prunum columba (205489) Marginella constricta (5321 5322 5330 5332) Marginella constricta, Cryptospira silabra (5320 5334) Marginella constricta, Cryptospira silabra, Prunum columba (90600) Marginella constrictoides (2423 90469) Prunum columba, Cryptospira silabra (81266) Prunum columba, Persicula semen (205438)
Bartonian	41.3 - 38.0	USA (Texas)	Marginella constrictoides (90656 91119 92382 205410)