Alaginella brazieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.[1]
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| Shell of Alaginella brazieri (holotype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellidae |
| Genus: | Alaginella |
| Species: | A. brazieri
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| Alaginella brazieri (E. A. Smith, 1891)
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is small, short and broad. It is polished white with a translucent quality. The spire is very short and obtuse at the apex. The shell has 4 whorls, which are depressed near the suture and slightly emarginate. The body whorl is large, broadly rounded, and shouldered above, becoming narrowly contracted below. The aperture is moderately narrow, occupying about two-thirds of the shell's length. The columella is furnished with three thin folds. The outer lip is thickened on the outside and smooth on the inside. The oblique anterior termination of the columella passes into the outer lip. [2][3]
Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania[4]
References
edit- ^ Alaginella brazieri (E. A. Smith, 1891). 16 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Smith, E.A. (1891). "Descriptions of new species of shells from the "Challenger" expedition". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 436–444. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Alaginella brazieri. "description". Seashells of New South Wales. Des Beechey. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Alaginella brazieri". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. L'Informatore Piceno. pp. 1–408.
- Wilson, B. (1994). Australian marine shells, Prosobranch, Gastropods (2 ed.). Kallaroo, Western Australia: Odyssey Publishing. pp. 1–370.
- Laseron, C. (1948). "New South Wales Marginellidae". Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (1): 35–48.