African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Emarginula Lamarck, 1801

Emarginula fissura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Shell from Gorringe seamount, 36°31'N, 11°38'W, 350-360 m, 'Seamount 1' DE09, (actual size 8.2 mm)

AphiaID

138012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138012)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Emarginulinae Children, 1834

Parent

Emarginulinae Children, 1834

Original name

Emarginula Lamarck, 1801

Direct children (27)

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Species Emarginula agulhasensis Thiele, 1925
Species Emarginula connelli Kilburn, 1978
Species Emarginula costulata Deshayes, 1863
Species Emarginula decorata Deshayes, 1863
Species Emarginula dilecta A. Adams, 1852
Species Emarginula fissura (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Emarginula huzardii Payraudeau, 1826
Species Emarginula koon Kilburn, 1978
Species Emarginula macclurgi Kilburn, 1978
Species Emarginula multistriata Jeffreys, 1882
Species Emarginula natalensis Barnard, 1963
Species Emarginula oppressa Barnard, 1963
Species Emarginula retecosa A. Adams, 1852
Species Emarginula spinosa Deshayes, 1863
Species Emarginula tenuicostata G. B. Sowerby II, 1863
Species Emarginula thomasi Crosse, 1864
Species Emarginula thorektes Kilburn, 1978
Species Emarginula undulata Melvill & Standen, 1903
Species Emarginula viridicana D. G. Herbert & Kilburn, 1986
Subgenus Emarginula (Subemarginula) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Hemitoma Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Emarginula (Subemarginula) arabica A. Adams, 1852 accepted as Octomarginula arabica (A. Adams, 1852) (original combination)
2. Species Emarginula (Subemarginula) imbricata A. Adams, 1852 accepted as Hemitoma imbricata (A. Adams, 1852) (original combination)
Species Emarginula arconatii Issel, 1869 accepted as Montfortista panhi (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Emarginula cuvieri Audouin, 1826 accepted as Emarginella cuvieri (Audouin, 1826) (original combination)
Species Emarginula peasei Thiele, 1915 accepted as Emarginula dilecta A. Adams, 1852
Species Emarginula rugosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Montfortula rugosa (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Emarginula scutellata Deshayes, 1863 accepted as Octomarginula scutellata (Deshayes, 1863) (original combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris. : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Emarginula Lamarck, 1801. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138012 on 2026-01-17

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Emarginula Lamarck, 1801. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138012 on 2026-01-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2006-03-15 13:18:55Z

checked

Wambiji, Nina

2010-10-03 15:39:41Z

checked

Rosenberg, Gary

2010-10-27 19:50:11Z

changed

Gofas, Serge

2011-11-05 09:28:42Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2012-09-20 16:22:02Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-08-02 10:18:01Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2017-10-27 22:02:42Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2019-10-31 07:43:55Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris. : viii + 432 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14117719 [details]

basis of record Korobkov I.A. (1955). Spravochnik i metodicheskoe rukovodstvo po tretichnym molliuskam. Briukhonogie. [= A handbook and methodical guide to Tertiary molluscs. Gastropoda]. Leningrad: Gostoptekhizdat. 795 pp.
page(s): 82 [details]