Protoginella
Encyclopedia
Protoginella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Marginellidae
, the margin snails.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Protoginella :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Marginellidae
Marginellidae
Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :...
, the margin snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Protoginella :
- Protoginella caledonicaProtoginella caledonicaProtoginella caledonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
Boyer, 2001 - Protoginella geminata (Hedley, 1912)
- Protoginella laevigata (Brazier, 1877)
- Protoginella laseroniProtoginella laseroniProtoginella laseroni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
Boyer, 2001 - Protoginella maestratiiProtoginella maestratiiProtoginella maestratii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails....
Boyer, 2002 - Protoginella praetera Laseron, 1957
- Protoginella turbiniformis (Bavay, 1917)