Interesting Facts
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Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
()
- Thiele, 1929
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Marginellidae
()
- J. Fleming, 1828
- Subfamily:
Marginellinae
()
- Genus:
Marginella
()
- Lam., 1799
- Specific name:
picturata
- Nevill
- Scientific name: - Marginella picturata Nevill
- Specific name:
picturata
- Nevill
- Genus:
Marginella
(
- Subfamily:
Marginellinae
(
- Family:
Marginellidae
(
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Marginella
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. alba (Dwarfgoby) · M. amabile (Moustache Longfin) · M. guttatum (Reef Pipefish) · M. perexilis (Gaunt Marginella) · M. sulcata (Northern Madtom) · M. virginiana (Virginia Marginella)
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Further Reading
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- Manual of conchology, structural and systematic: with illustrations of the species / by George W. Tryon, Jr. Philadelphia: Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898. url p. 250, p. 250, p. 250.
- Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H. M. S. 'Alert' 1881-2. London, Printed by order of the Trustees, 1884. url .
- The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes: being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900 / Ed. by J. Stanley Gardiner. Cambridge: University Press, 1903-06. url p. 604, p. 629.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 17, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1918668
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16078562
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2445224
