Alaginella gatliffi

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Alaginella gatliffi
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Shell of Alaginella gatliffi (holotype)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Marginellidae
Genus: Alaginella
Species:
A. gatliffi
Binomial name
Alaginella gatliffi
(May, 1911)
Synonyms

Marginella gatliffiMay, 1911 (original combination)

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Alaginella gatliffi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. [1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 4 mm.

(Original description) The shell is broadly pyriform and solid, with a moderately elevated, blunt spire. It has very broad shoulders that narrow significantly towards the front. The shell is yellowish-white. It comprises three rounded whorls. The aperture is moderate, slightly widening towards the rounded front. The outer lip is massive, with many varices, and partially ascends the spire, projecting almost at right angles to form a broad shoulder before bending sharply down with a strong outward curve. From a side view, the outer lip is also strongly curved towards the front. The inner edge is convex and features about seven irregularly spaced denticles. The columella is roundly convex above but hollowed where the four oblique plaits, of moderate size, are located, with the uppermost being the smallest. [2] [3]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Alaginella gatliffi (May, 1911) . 16 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ May, W.L. (1911). "New marine Mollusca". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania.: 380–398. Retrieved 16 July 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Alaginella gatliffi. "description and image". Seashells of New South Wales. Des Beechley. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Alaginella gatliffi". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 July 2024.


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