Marginellidae
Sign in to saveMarginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Species
marginellas
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMarginellidae
Habitatmarine
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- Parent taxon
- Volutoidea
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- MargMosaica.jpg
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7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Shell description
- Genera
- Synonyms
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Marginellidae, or the margin shells, are a taxonomic family of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
== Taxonomy == The higher classification of the family Marginellidae has long been in a state of confusion. Many popular works still treat all members of this family under the single genus Marginella, basing them primarily on superficial similarities of the shell.