WoRMS taxon details
Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758)
140322 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140322)
accepted
Species
Glabella ruffina Swainson, 1840 · unaccepted
Marginella (Marginella) glabella (Linnaeus, 1758) · alternative representation
Marginella platypus Carrière, 1880 · unaccepted
Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 · unaccepted
Marginella ruffina (Swainson, 1840) · unaccepted
Porcellana porcelaine Dautzenberg, 1910 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pseudomarginella adansoni Maltzan, 1880 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Voluta glabella Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine
(of Voluta glabella Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 730 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 730 [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Rolan mentions that this species does not exist in Cape Verde Islands. Its presence there might be explained by the fact...
Distribution Rolan mentions that this species does not exist in Cape Verde Islands. Its presence there might be explained by the fact that fisherman collect them and that they are kept for decoration and personal handicrafts [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140322 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Voluta glabella Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 730 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Porcellana porcelaine Dautzenberg, 1910) Dautzenberg P. (1910). Contribution à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique occidentale. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 64: 47-228, pls 1-4 [reprints paginated 1-174]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32055812 [details]
original description (of Marginella platypus Carrière, 1880) Carriere, J. (1880). Die Gattung Pseudomarginella. <em>Zoologischer Anzieger.</em> 3: 637-641. [details]
original description (of Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) Petit de la Saussaye S. (1851). Notice sur le genre Marginelle, <i>Marginella</i>, Lamarck, suivie d'un catalogue synonymique des espèces de ce genre. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 2: 38-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854894
page(s): 46, pl. 1 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Pseudomarginella adansoni Maltzan, 1880) Maltzan, H. von. (1880). Eine neue Molluskengattung. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der deutschen malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 12: 106-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30976055
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Glabella ruffina Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
basis of record Boyer F. (2015). Révision des marginelles de Linné (Mollusques prosobranches : Marginellidae et Cystiscidae). <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 8: 33-55. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 730 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Porcellana porcelaine Dautzenberg, 1910) Dautzenberg P. (1910). Contribution à la faune malacologique de l'Afrique occidentale. <em>Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bordeaux.</em> 64: 47-228, pls 1-4 [reprints paginated 1-174]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32055812 [details]
original description (of Marginella platypus Carrière, 1880) Carriere, J. (1880). Die Gattung Pseudomarginella. <em>Zoologischer Anzieger.</em> 3: 637-641. [details]
original description (of Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) Petit de la Saussaye S. (1851). Notice sur le genre Marginelle, <i>Marginella</i>, Lamarck, suivie d'un catalogue synonymique des espèces de ce genre. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 2: 38-59., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15854894
page(s): 46, pl. 1 fig. 3 [details]
original description (of Pseudomarginella adansoni Maltzan, 1880) Maltzan, H. von. (1880). Eine neue Molluskengattung. <em>Nachrichtsblatt der deutschen malakozoologischen Gesellschaft.</em> 12: 106-109., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30976055
page(s): 109 [details]
original description (of Glabella ruffina Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450 [details]
basis of record Boyer F. (2015). Révision des marginelles de Linné (Mollusques prosobranches : Marginellidae et Cystiscidae). <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 8: 33-55. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
[request]additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source 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
From editor or global species database
Introduced species impact in Spanish part of the Alboran Sea (Marine Region) : Consumes native species (predator) [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Spanish part of the Alboran Sea (Marine Region) : It is suggested that this species was introduced during the 1990s as within port discarded by-catch of trawlers. [details]Introduced species vector dispersal in Spanish part of the Alboran Sea (Marine Region) : Shipping [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution Rolan mentions that this species does not exist in Cape Verde Islands. Its presence there might be explained by the fact that fisherman collect them and that they are kept for decoration and personal handicrafts [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | smooth marginsnailsmooth marginellasmooth margin shellshiny marginella | [details] |
| German | Glatte Randschnecke | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications)
To Malacopics (Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, El Cotillo, am...
To Malacopics (Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Costa Teguise, Pla...
To Malacopics (Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Tenerife, by fishing, at 1-2 ...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Marginella glabella (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.R53966)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-596) (from synonym Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Voluta glabella Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Porcellana porcelaine Dautzenberg, 1910)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (98 publications)
To Malacopics (Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Fuerteventura, El Cotillo, am...
To Malacopics (Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Lanzarote, Costa Teguise, Pla...
To Malacopics (Marginella glabella (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Canarias, Tenerife, by fishing, at 1-2 ...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Marginella glabella (LINNAEUS, 1758); Figuré; F.R53966)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-596) (from synonym Marginella poucheti Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Voluta glabella Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Porcellana porcelaine Dautzenberg, 1910)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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