Margarites

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Margarites
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Margarites pupillus
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Apertural view of a shell of Margarites ecarinatus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Gray, 1847
Type species
Helix margarita
Montagu, 1808
Synonyms
  • EumargaritaP. Fischer, 1885
  • Eumargarita (Valvatella)Gray, 1857
  • MargaritaLeach, 1819(Invalid: junior homonym of Margarita Leach, 1814 [Bivalvia, Pteriidae])
  • Trochus (Margarita)Leach, 1819 (non Leach, 1814)
  • ValvatellaGray, 1857

Margarites is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae. [1]

Contents

This genus belonged previously to the subfamily Margaritinae in the family Turbinidae.

Description

This genus consists of small species of variable size between 3 mm and 15 mm. The Alaskan specimens of Margarites costalis reach almost 25 mm in diameter. Their flat shell has a turbiniform shape with convex whorls and a typical iridescent lustre.

Species

Species within the genus Margarites include: [1]

Species brought into synonymy
Nomina dubia

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References

  1. 1 2 Margarites Gray, 1847 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Margarites argentatus (Gould) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Margarites bairdii (Dall, 1889) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Margarites biconica Numanami, 1996 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Margarites bisikovi Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Margarites cabernet Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  7. ↑ Margarites calliostomoides Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  9. ↑ Margarites crebrilirulata (Smith, 1907) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  10. ↑ Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  11. ↑ Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  12. ↑ Margarites gunnerusensis Numanami, 1996 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  13. ↑ Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  14. ↑ Margarites huloti Vilvens & Sellanes, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  15. ↑ Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  16. ↑ Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  17. ↑ Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  18. ↑ Margarites refulgens (Smith, 1907) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  19. ↑ Margarites ryukyuensis Okutani, Sasaki & Tsuchida, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  20. ↑ Margarites sordidus (Hancock, 1846) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  21. ↑ Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  22. ↑ Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  23. ↑ Margarites vityazi Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
  24. ↑ Margarites euspira (Dall, 1881) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 April 2010.
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