marginellidn.adj.
/mɑːdʒɪˈnɛlɪd/, U.S. /ˈmɑrdʒəˈnɛlᵻd/ Zoology.
A. n.
A marine gastropod mollusc of the family Marginellidae.
ΚΠ
1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Marginellidæ Marginelliform, having the form of a marginellid.
1917 Proc. Malacol. Soc. 12 246 On the West African coast the Marginellids form quite an appreciable fraction of the molluscan fauna.
1974 S. P. Dance Encycl. Shells 192/2 Marginellids have a large foot and most have no operculum.
1992 G. Rosenberg Encycl. Seashells 95/2 There are several hundred species of marginellids, mostly in tropical and subtropical waters.
B. adj.
Of or relating to (a mollusc of) this family.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of types of > belonging to other groups of
encephalous1851
rhipidoglossate1869
cephalous1874
thecosomatous1878
rhipidoglossan1882
schizodinic1883
cryptodont1889
odontophoran1890
marginellid1917
1917 Proc. Malacol. Soc. 12 245 The most noticeable characteristic of a Marginellid shell is the strong plaits on the lower part of the columella.
1982 Macdonald Encycl. Shells No. 69 Marginellid species usually live in warm seas or in lesser numbers in temperate seas.
1991 Rec. S. Austral. Mus. 25 57 The South Australian Museum collection of marginellid types is one of the most important collections of reference material for the Australian members of the family.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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