Protoginella

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 : † 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)