marginella

plural marginellas

1. biologyA mollusk of the genus Marginella, or its shell.

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

   2006, Jackie Leatherbury Douglass, Shells

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   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.

   2002, Don Philpott, Florida: Gulf Coast, page 16

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

   2008, George Branch, Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa, page 168