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Dentimargo bifurcata F. Boyer, 2017

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Dentimargo bifurcata F. Boyer, 2017
Name authority
F. Boyer, 2017
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neogastropoda
Family
Marginellidae
Genus
Dentimargo
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumMollusca
  4. classGastropoda Cuvier, 1795
  5. subclassCaenogastropoda L. R. Cox, 1960
  6. orderNeogastropoda Wenz, 1938
  7. superfamilyVolutoidea Rafinesque, 1815
  8. familyMarginellidae J. Fleming, 1828
  9. subfamilyMarginellinae J. Fleming, 1828
  10. genusDentimargo Cossmann, 1899
  11. speciesDentimargo bifurcata F. Boyer, 2017

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Dentimargo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Dentimargo aggressorum T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2018MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dentimargo alchymista (Melvill & Standen, 1903)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo aliguayensis Bozzetti, 2017MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo amoena (Suter, 1908)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dentimargo arvina (Laseron, 1957)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo aurata Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2014MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo aureocincta (Stearns, 1872)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo aveniformis (P. Marshall, 1919)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extinct
Dentimargo balicasagensis T. Cossignani, 2001MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo basareoi Espinosa, Ortea & Moro, 2012MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo binotata (Sykes, 1905)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Dentimargo cairoma (Brookes, 1924)MarginellidaeMolluscaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 88 records assigned to Marginellidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Dentimargo bifurcatus F. Boyer, 2017 F. Boyer, 2017synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1541606 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:34TZR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.