Alaginella atractus

Alaginella atractus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.^[1]

Alaginella atractus
Shell of Alaginella atractus (specimen in the Natural History Museum Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Marginellidae
Genus:	Alaginella
Species:	A. atractus
Binomial name
Alaginella atractus (Tomlin, 1918)
Synonyms
Alaginella julia (Thiele, 1925) Marginella atractus Tomlin, 1918 (original combination) Marginella julia Thiele, 1925 (junior synonym) Marginella kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932 Marginella paula Thiele, 1925 (junior synonym) Marginella zeyheri var. kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932 (junior synonym) Volvarina julia (Thiele, 1925) (junior synonym) Volvarina paula (Thiele, 1925) (junior synonym)

Description

The length of the shell attains 7.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Port Alfred, South Africa.

References

1. Alaginella atractus (Tomlin, 1918). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

• Tomlin, J.R. le B. (1918). Descriptions of three new species of Marginella from South Africa, with a note on M. sutoris Dunker. Journal of Conchology 15: 306–307, pl. 10.
• Turton W.H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls.