WoRMS taxon details
Dentimargo Cossmann, 1899
160256 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:160256)
accepted
Genus
Marginella dentifera Lamarck, 1803 † accepted as Dentimargo dentifera (Lamarck, 1803) † (type by original designation)
Longinella Laseron, 1957 · unaccepted (preoccupied by Longinella Gros &...)
preoccupied by Longinella Gros & Lestage, 1927 [Ephemeroptera]
Marginella (Dentimargo) Cossmann, 1899 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Marginella (Eburnospira) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 · unaccepted
Marginella (Volvarinella) T. Habe, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Marginellona (Eburnospira) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 · unaccepted
Volvarinella T. Habe, 1951 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Volvarinella (Eburnospira) Olsson & Harbison, 1953 · unaccepted
- Species Dentimargo aggressorum T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2018
- Species Dentimargo alchymista (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
- Species Dentimargo aliguayensis Bozzetti, 2017
- Species Dentimargo alisae F. Boyer, 2001
- Species Dentimargo allporti (Tenison Woods, 1876)
- Species Dentimargo alta (R. B. Watson, 1886)
- Species Dentimargo amoena (Suter, 1908)
- Species Dentimargo anticlea (Dall, 1919)
- Species Dentimargo argonauta Espinosa & Ortea, 2002
- Species Dentimargo arvina (Laseron, 1957)
- Species Dentimargo augusta (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Dentimargo aurata Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2014
- Species Dentimargo aureocincta (Stearns, 1872)
- Species Dentimargo balicasagensis T. Cossignani, 2001
- Species Dentimargo basareoi Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2012
- Species Dentimargo bavayi Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2011
- Species Dentimargo bifurcata F. Boyer, 2017
- Species Dentimargo binotata (Sykes, 1905)
- Species Dentimargo biocal F. Boyer, 2002
- Species Dentimargo bojadorensis (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Dentimargo cairoma (Brookes, 1924)
- Species Dentimargo caribbaea Espinosa & Ortea, 2015
- Species Dentimargo carlosafonsoi T. Cossignani, 2022
- Species Dentimargo chaperi (Jousseaume, 1875)
- Species Dentimargo cingulata F. Boyer, 2002
- Species Dentimargo clara (Thiele, 1925)
- Species Dentimargo claroi Espinosa & Ortea, 2004
- Species Dentimargo crassidens Ortega & Gofas, 2019
- Species Dentimargo cruzmoralai Espinosa & Ortea, 2000
- Species Dentimargo debruini T. Cossignani, 1998
- Species Dentimargo dentata Lussi & G. Smith, 1996
- Species Dentimargo dentiens (May, 1911)
- Species Dentimargo dianae Lussi & G. Smith, 1996
- Species Dentimargo didieri Espinosa & Ortea, 2013
- Species Dentimargo dimidia (Garrard, 1966)
- Species Dentimargo dispoliata Bavay, 1922
- Species Dentimargo eburneola (Conrad, 1834)
- Species Dentimargo elainae T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2020
- Species Dentimargo elata (R. B. Watson, 1886)
- Species Dentimargo elpilar Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
- Species Dentimargo eos B. Roth, 1973
- Species Dentimargo epacrodonta B. Roth, 1978
- Species Dentimargo eremus (Dall, 1919)
- Species Dentimargo esther (Dall, 1927)
- Species Dentimargo exquisita F. Boyer, 2017
- Species Dentimargo fortis (Laseron, 1957)
- Species Dentimargo francescae T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2020
- Species Dentimargo fusiformis (Hinds, 1844)
- Species Dentimargo fusinus (Dall, 1881)
- Species Dentimargo fusula (Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
- Species Dentimargo fusuloides (Dell, 1956)
- Species Dentimargo galindoensis Espinosa, Moro & Ortea, 2011
- Species Dentimargo giadae T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2021
- Species Dentimargo gibba E. F. García, 2006
- Species Dentimargo giovannii Pérez-Dionis, Espinosa & Ortea, 2014
- Species Dentimargo grandidietti T. Cossignani, 2001
- Species Dentimargo guionneti T. Cossignani, 2001
- Species Dentimargo habanensis Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2012
- Species Dentimargo harwini T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2021
- Species Dentimargo hebescens (Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
- Species Dentimargo hennequini T. Cossignani, 2004
- Species Dentimargo hesperia (Sykes, 1905)
- Species Dentimargo idiochila (Schwengel, 1943)
- Species Dentimargo imitator (Dall, 1927)
- Species Dentimargo incessa (Dall, 1927)
- Species Dentimargo jaffa (Cotton, 1944)
- Species Dentimargo janae T. Cossignani, 2011
- Species Dentimargo jeanmartinii T. Cossignani, 2008
- Species Dentimargo kawamurai (Habe, 1951)
- Species Dentimargo kemblensis (Hedley, 1903)
- Species Dentimargo kevini T. Cossignani, 2004
- Species Dentimargo kicoi Espinosa & Ortea, 2015
- Species Dentimargo lodderae (May, 1911)
- Species Dentimargo lurida (Suter, 1908)
- Species Dentimargo macnairi (Bavay, 1922)
- Species Dentimargo makiyamai (T. Habe, 1951)
- Species Dentimargo mannarensis T. Cossignani, 2022
- Species Dentimargo mayabequensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2015
- Species Dentimargo mayii (Tate, 1900)
- Species Dentimargo montrouzieri F. Boyer, 2003
- Species Dentimargo nautica Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2012
- Species Dentimargo neglecta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1846)
- Species Dentimargo osmayi Espinosa & Ortea, 2014
- Species Dentimargo perexilis (Bavay, 1922)
- Species Dentimargo petroloi T. Cossignani, 2022
- Species Dentimargo pumila (Redfield, 1870)
- Species Dentimargo quilonica (Melvill, 1898)
- Species Dentimargo ratzingeri T. Cossignani, 2006
- Species Dentimargo redferni Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2012
- Species Dentimargo reducta (Bavay, 1922)
- Species Dentimargo repentina (Sykes, 1905)
- Species Dentimargo ringicula (G. B. Sowerby III, 1900)
- Species Dentimargo rivesi Espinosa & Ortea, 2013
- Species Dentimargo rogeri Espinosa & Ortea, 2014
- Species Dentimargo scapulata F. Boyer, 2017
- Species Dentimargo slateri Lussi & G. Smith, 2015
- Species Dentimargo smithii (A. E. Verrill, 1885)
- Species Dentimargo somalica T. Cossignani, 2001
- Species Dentimargo spengleri Lussi, 2007
- Species Dentimargo spongiarum F. Boyer, 2001
- Species Dentimargo stewartiana (Suter, 1908)
- Species Dentimargo suavis (Souverbie, 1859)
- Species Dentimargo subamoena (A. W. B. Powell, 1937)
- Species Dentimargo subfusula (A. W. B. Powell, 1932)
- Species Dentimargo subventricosior (Souverbie, 1863)
- Species Dentimargo tanora (Dall, 1927)
- Species Dentimargo teramachi (T. Habe, 1951)
- Species Dentimargo tillmanni Espinosa & Ortea, 2013
- Species Dentimargo tonyi Espinosa & Ortea, 2014
- Species Dentimargo tropica (Laseron, 1957)
- Species Dentimargo tropicensis F. Boyer, 2002
- Species Dentimargo undulata F. Boyer, 2017
- Species Dentimargo valledori Fernández-Garcés, Espinosa & Ortea, 2019
- Species Dentimargo vincenzoi T. Cossignani, 2001
- Species Dentimargo virginiae F. Boyer, 2001
- Species Dentimargo vitoria Espinosa & Ortea, 2005
- Species Dentimargo walkeri (E. A. Smith, 1899)
- Species Dentimargo wormaldi (A. W. B. Powell, 1971)
- Species Dentimargo yucatecana (Dall, 1881)
- Species Dentimargo zaidettae Espinosa & Ortea, 2000
- Species Dentimargo zanzibarica Bozzetti, 1997
- Species Dentimargo zetetes B. Roth, 1978
- Species Dentimargo abyssorum (Tomlin, 1916) accepted as Prunum abyssorum (Tomlin, 1916) (original combination)
- Species Dentimargo amoenus (Suter, 1908) accepted as Dentimargo amoena (Suter, 1908) (wrong grammatical agreement of species epithet)
- Species Dentimargo aronnax (Bouchet & Warén, 1985) accepted as Marginella aronnax Bouchet & Warén, 1985
- Species Dentimargo auratus Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2014 accepted as Dentimargo aurata Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2014 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo aureocinctus (Stearns, 1872) accepted as Dentimargo aureocincta (Stearns, 1872) (wrong grammatical agreement of species epithet)
- Species Dentimargo bifurcatus F. Boyer, 2017 accepted as Dentimargo bifurcata F. Boyer, 2017 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo boyeri Bozzetti, 1994 accepted as Eratoidea boyeri (Bozzetti, 1994) (original combination)
- Species Dentimargo caribbaeus Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 accepted as Dentimargo caribbaea Espinosa & Ortea, 2015 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo cecalupoi T. Cossignani, 2005 accepted as Demissa cecalupoi (T. Cossignani, 2005) (original combination)
- Species Dentimargo chalmersi (Tomlin & Shackleford, 1912) accepted as Marginella chalmersi Tomlin & Shackleford, 1912
- Species Dentimargo cingulatus F. Boyer, 2002 accepted as Dentimargo cingulata F. Boyer, 2002 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo costata Bozzetti, 1997 accepted as Africosta costata (Bozzetti, 1997) (original combination)
- Species Dentimargo deformis (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874) accepted as Demissa deformis (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1874)
- Species Dentimargo delphinica (Bavay, 1920) accepted as Africosta delphinica (Bavay, 1920) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Dentimargo dentatus Lussi & G. Smith, 1996 accepted as Dentimargo dentata Lussi & G. Smith, 1996
- Species Dentimargo difficilis (Gabriel, 1962) accepted as Dentimargo allporti (Tenison Woods, 1876) (synonym)
- Species Dentimargo dimidius (Garrard, 1966) accepted as Dentimargo dimidia (Garrard, 1966) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Dentimargo elatus (R. B. Watson, 1886) accepted as Dentimargo elata (R. B. Watson, 1886) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo exquisitus F. Boyer, 2017 accepted as Dentimargo exquisita F. Boyer, 2017 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo gibbus E. F. García, 2006 accepted as Dentimargo gibba E. F. García, 2006 (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Dentimargo hematita (Kiener, 1834) accepted as Eratoidea hematita (Kiener, 1834)
- Species Dentimargo impudica (P. Fischer, 1884) accepted as Marginella impudica P. Fischer, 1884
- Species Dentimargo insecta (Laseron, 1957) accepted as Dentimargo arvina (Laseron, 1957)
- Species Dentimargo janeiroensis (E. A. Smith, 1915) accepted as Eratoidea janeiroensis (E. A. Smith, 1915)
- Species Dentimargo lantzi (Jousseaume, 1875) accepted as Demissa nevilli (Jousseaume, 1875)
- Species Dentimargo lasallei (Talavera & Princz, 1985) accepted as Eratoidea lasallei (Talavera & Princz, 1985)
- Species Dentimargo lateritius (Melvill & Sykes, 1903) accepted as Marginella lateritia Melvill & Sykes, 1903
- Species Dentimargo marocana (Locard, 1897) accepted as Marginella marocana Locard, 1897
- Species Dentimargo maugeana (Hedley, 1915) accepted as Dentimargo kemblensis (Hedley, 1903)
- Species Dentimargo nauticus Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2012 accepted as Dentimargo nautica Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2012 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo procrita (Kilburn, 1977) accepted as Demissa procrita (Kilburn, 1977)
- Species Dentimargo scapulatus F. Boyer, 2017 accepted as Dentimargo scapulata F. Boyer, 2017 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo sinuosa Bozzetti, 1997 accepted as Africosta sinuosa (Bozzetti, 1997) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
- Species Dentimargo somalicus T. Cossignani, 2001 accepted as Dentimargo somalica T. Cossignani, 2001 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo spongiarus F. Boyer, 2001 accepted as Dentimargo spongiarum F. Boyer, 2001 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo stylaster F. Boyer, 2001 accepted as Serrata stylaster (F. Boyer, 2001) (original combination)
- Species Dentimargo subturrita (P. Fischer, 1884) accepted as Marginella subturrita P. Fischer, 1884
- Species Dentimargo sulcata (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) accepted as Eratoidea sulcata (A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
- Species Dentimargo tollere (Laseron, 1957) accepted as Volvarina tollere (Laseron, 1957)
- Species Dentimargo undulatus F. Boyer, 2017 accepted as Dentimargo undulata F. Boyer, 2017 (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo yucatecanus (Dall, 1881) accepted as Dentimargo yucatecana (Dall, 1881) (incorrect gender ending)
- Species Dentimargo zanzibaricus Bozzetti, 1997 accepted as Dentimargo zanzibarica Bozzetti, 1997 (incorrect gender ending)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
Cossmann, M. (1899). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Troisième livraison. Paris, The author and Comptoir Géologique. 201 pp., 8 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36853285 [details]
(of Marginella (Dentimargo) Cossmann, 1899) Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875 [details]
(of Marginella (Dentimargo) Cossmann, 1899) Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Dentimargo Cossmann, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160256 on 2025-05-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Cossmann, M. (1899). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Troisième livraison. Paris, The author and Comptoir Géologique. 201 pp., 8 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36853285 [details]
original description (of Volvarinella T. Habe, 1951) Habe T. (1951). Marginellidae and Hydrocenidae in Japan. In: T. Kuroda (ed.) <i>Illustrated catalogue of Japanese shells</i>, vol. 1 (16): 101-108, figs 1-12; 1-2. [details]
original description (of Marginella (Eburnospira) Olsson & Harbison, 1953) Olsson, A. A. & Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 1-457, pls 1-65.
page(s): 201 [details]
original description (of Longinella Laseron, 1957) Laseron, C. F. (1957). A new classification of the Australian Marginellidae (Mollusca), with a review of species from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. <em>Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 8 (3): 274-311.
page(s): 286 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Marginella (Dentimargo) Cossmann, 1899) Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875 [details]
original description (of Volvarinella T. Habe, 1951) Habe T. (1951). Marginellidae and Hydrocenidae in Japan. In: T. Kuroda (ed.) <i>Illustrated catalogue of Japanese shells</i>, vol. 1 (16): 101-108, figs 1-12; 1-2. [details]
original description (of Marginella (Eburnospira) Olsson & Harbison, 1953) Olsson, A. A. & Harbison, A. (1953). Pliocene Mollusca of southern Florida with special reference to those from North Saint Petersburg. <em>Monographs of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 8: 1-457, pls 1-65.
page(s): 201 [details]
original description (of Longinella Laseron, 1957) Laseron, C. F. (1957). A new classification of the Australian Marginellidae (Mollusca), with a review of species from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. <em>Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.</em> 8 (3): 274-311.
page(s): 286 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Marginella (Dentimargo) Cossmann, 1899) Cossmann M. (1895-1924). <i>Essais de paléoconchologie comparée</i>. Paris, published by the author. Part 1: 1-159, pl. 1-7 [1895]. Part 2: 1-179, pl. 1-8 [1896]. Part 3: 1-201, pl. 1-8 [1899]. Part 4: 1-293, pl. 1-10 [1901]. Part 6: 1-261, pl. 1-7 [1904]. Part 7: 1-261, pl. 1-14 [1906]. Part 8: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1909]. Part 9: 1-248, pl. 1-4 [1912]. Part 10: 1-292, pl. 1-12 [1916]. Part 11: 1-388, pls 1-11 [1918]. Part 12: 1-348, pls 1-10 [1921]. Part 13: 1-345, pls 1-12 [1924]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36852875 [details]
Other
additional source
Coovert, G. A.; Coovert, H. K. (1995). Revision of the supraspecific classification of marginelliform gastropods. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 109(2-3): 43-100., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8274195 [details]
additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
additional source Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]




From editor or global species database
Grammatical gender Grammatical gender feminine. The Latin word margo, -inis is of common gender (may be masculine or feminine), therefore under ICZN Art. 30.1.4.2. "A genus-group name that is or ends in a word of common or variable gender (masculine or feminine) is to be treated as masculine unless its author, when establishing the name, stated that it is feminine or treated it as feminine in combination with an adjectival species-group name [Art. 31.2].". Cossmann (1899) wrote Dentimargo dentifera in the caption of Plate 4, thereby establishing the genus as feminine. [details]