254 American Seashells 



Family MARGINELLIDAE 



Genus MargiJiella Lamarck 1799 



Subgenus Eratoidea Weinkauff 1879 



Marginella haematka Kiener Carmine Marginella 



Figure 56a 



Southeast Florida and the West Indies. 



^ inch in length, characterized by its glossy, bright and deep rose color, 

 4 strong columella teeth, pointed spire and thickened outer lip whose inner 

 edge bears about 15 small, round teeth. Uncommon from 25 to 90 fathoms. 

 M. philtata M. Smith and M. jaspidea Schwengel are probably this species. 



Marginella denticulata Conrad Tan Marginella 



Figure 56c 



North Carolina to both sides of Florida and the West Indies. 



% inch in length, similar to haematita, but with a longer spire, only 7 to 

 9 teeth on the outer lip, with a shallow U-shaped notch at the top of the 

 aperture, and the entire shell is yellow-tan to whitish. Uncommon from low 

 tide to 600 fathoms. M. eburneola Conrad is this species. 



Marginella aureocincta Stearns Golden-lined Marginella 



Figure 56b 



North Carolina to both sides of Florida and the West Indies. 



ViQ inch (4.0 mm.) in length; aperture half the length of the entire shell; 

 spire pointed. Outer lip thickened, with about 4 very small teeth just inside 

 the aperture. Columella with 4 strong folds or teeth. Color translucent- 

 white, with two distinct, narrow spiral bands of light tan-orange on the body 

 whorl (i showing in the whorls of the spire). A very common species from 

 low-water line to 90 fathoms. 



Genus Fnmwn Herrmannsen 1852 

 Prunu77J carneum Storer Orange Marginella 



Plate Ilk 

 Southeast Florida and the West Indies. 



% inch in length, very glossy; outer lip thickened, smooth and white. 

 Apex half covered by a callus of enamel. Lower third of columella with 4 

 strong, slanting teeth. Shell bright orange with a faint, narrow, whitish, 

 spiral band on the middle of the whorl and one just below the suture. Un- 

 common in Florida on reef flats to 6 fathoms. 



Frunum roosevelti Bartsch and Rehder Roosevelt's Marginella 



Plate ii-o 



The Bahamas. 



