WoRMS taxon details
Alaginella atractus (Tomlin, 1918)
409963 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:409963)
accepted
Species
Alaginella julia (Thiele, 1925) · unaccepted
Marginella atractus Tomlin, 1918 · unaccepted (original combination)
Marginella julia Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Marginella kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Marginella paula Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Marginella zeyheri var. kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Volvarina julia (Thiele, 1925) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Volvarina paula (Thiele, 1925) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine
(of Marginella atractus Tomlin, 1918) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1918). Descriptions of three new species of <i>Marginella</i> from South Africa, with a note on <i>M. sutoris</i> Dunker. <em>Journal of Conchology 15: 306–307, pl. 10.</em> 15: 306–307, pl. 10.
page(s): 306, pl. 10, fig. 6. [details]
page(s): 306, pl. 10, fig. 6. [details]
Type locality contained in Port Alfred
type locality contained in Port Alfred [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Nomenclature Tomlin indicated that the species name was based on the Greek word for a spindle. He thus employed it as a noun in...
Nomenclature Tomlin indicated that the species name was based on the Greek word for a spindle. He thus employed it as a noun in apposition and it is not required to agree in gender with the species name. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Alaginella atractus (Tomlin, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409963 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Marginella atractus Tomlin, 1918) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1918). Descriptions of three new species of <i>Marginella</i> from South Africa, with a note on <i>M. sutoris</i> Dunker. <em>Journal of Conchology 15: 306–307, pl. 10.</em> 15: 306–307, pl. 10.
page(s): 306, pl. 10, fig. 6. [details]
original description (of Marginella paula Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 162 [196], pl. 22, fig. 2. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Marginella julia Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 161 [195], pl. 21, figs 31, 32. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Marginella zeyheri var. kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 40, pl. 8, sp. 301. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
page(s): 306, pl. 10, fig. 6. [details]
original description (of Marginella paula Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 162 [196], pl. 22, fig. 2. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Marginella julia Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 161 [195], pl. 21, figs 31, 32. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Marginella zeyheri var. kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 40, pl. 8, sp. 301. [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Tomlin indicated that the species name was based on the Greek word for a spindle. He thus employed it as a noun in apposition and it is not required to agree in gender with the species name. [details]
