original description
(of Marginella atractus Tomlin, 1918) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1918). Descriptions of three new species of <i>Marginella</i> from South Africa, with a note on <i>M. sutoris</i> Dunker. <em>Journal of Conchology 15: 306–307, pl. 10.</em> 15: 306–307, pl. 10.
page(s): 306, pl. 10, fig. 6. [details]
original description
(of Marginella paula Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34].
page(s): 162 [196], pl. 22, fig. 2. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description
(of Marginella julia Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34].
page(s): 161 [195], pl. 21, figs 31, 32. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description
(of Marginella zeyheri var. kowiensis W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 40, pl. 8, sp. 301. [details]
basis of record
Cossignani, T. (2006). <i>Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World</i>. L'Informatore Piceno. 408 pp. [details]
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Nomenclature Tomlin indicated that the species name was based on the Greek word for a spindle. He thus employed it as a noun in apposition and it is not required to agree in gender with the species name. [details]
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