Alaginella brazieri explained

Alaginella brazieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Description

The length of the shell attains 5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is small, short and broad. It is polished white with a translucent quality. The spire is very short and obtuse at the apex. The shell has 4 whorls, which are depressed near the suture and slightly emarginate. The body whorl is large, broadly rounded, and shouldered above, becoming narrowly contracted below. The aperture is moderately narrow, occupying about two-thirds of the shell's length. The columella is furnished with three thin folds. The outer lip is thickened on the outside and smooth on the inside. The oblique anterior termination of the columella passes into the outer lip.^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania^[3]

References

• Book: Cossignani . T. . Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. . 2006 . L'Informatore Piceno . 1–408.
• Book: Wilson . B. . Australian marine shells, Prosobranch, Gastropods . 1994 . Odyssey Publishing . Kallaroo, Western Australia . 1–370 . 2.
• Laseron . C. . New South Wales Marginellidae . Records of the Australian Museum . 1948 . 22 . 1 . 35–48.

Notes and References

1. Smith . E.A. . Descriptions of new species of shells from the "Challenger" expedition. . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1891) . 1891 . 436–444 . 16 July 2024.
2. Web site: Alaginella brazieri . description . Seashells of New South Wales . Des Beechey . 16 July 2024.
3. Web site: Alaginella brazieri. Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Government . 16 July 2024.