Protoginella Explained

Protoginella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Austroginellinae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Protoginella :^[1]

• † Protoginella atkinsoni (May, 1922)
• † Protoginella bellensis (Beu, 1970)
• † Protoginella bembix P. A. Maxwell, 1988
• Protoginella caledonica Boyer, 2001
• † Protoginella cenodoxa P. A. Maxwell, 1992
• † Protoginella conica (G. F. Harris, 1897)
• † Protoginella corpulenta (May, 1922)
• Protoginella laseroni Boyer, 2001
• Protoginella lavigata (Brazier, 1877)
• Protoginella maestratii Boyer, 2002
• † Protoginella micula (Tate, 1878)
• † Protoginella opoitia (Marwick, 1965)
• Protoginella praetera Laseron, 1957
• Protoginella reborai T. Cossignani, 2011
• Protoginella turbiniformis (Bavay, 1917)
• † Protoginella wentworthii (Tate, 1877)
• † Protoginella whitecliffensis (Marwick, 1926)

Synonyms:

• Protoginella geminata (Hedley, 1912): synonym of Alaginella geminata (Hedley, 1912)
• † Protoginella labinensis P. A. Maxwell, 1988: synonym of † Alaginella labinensis (P. A. Maxwell, 1988)
• † Protoginella parvisinus P. A. Maxwell, 1992: synonym of † Alaginella parvisinus (P. A. Maxwell, 1992)
• Protoginella valida (R. B. Watson, 1886): synonym of Alaginella valida (R. B. Watson, 1886)
• Protoginella weedingi (Cotton, 1944): synonym of Alaginella geminata (Hedley, 1912)

References

• Cossignani T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. 408pp.

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391146 WoRMS : Protoginella