marginella

See also: Marginella

English

Noun

marginella (plural marginellas)

1. (zoology) A mollusk of the genus Marginella, or its shell.
   • 2002, Don Philpott, Florida: Gulf Coast‎^[1], page 16:

     Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long.

   • 2006, Jackie Leatherbury Douglass, Shells‎^[2]:

     Smooth, shiny, brightly colored shells, marginellas are usually found in tropical and warm water.

   • 2008, George Branch, Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa‎^[3], page 168:

     Marginellas have smooth, shiny shells with an elongate, narrow aperture three-quarters or more of the total shell length.

Derived terms

• spotted marginella