Margaritidae

Margaritidae
	Gaza daedala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Margaritidae ; Thiele, 1924
Synonyms
	Gazidae Hickman & McLean, 1990; Gazini Hickman & J. H. McLean, 1990 (original rank); Margaritinae Thiele, 1924 (original rank); Margaritinae Stoliczka, 1868 (invalid: type genus (MargaritaLeach, 1819) a junior homonym);

Last updated September 21, 2025

Margaritidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).^[1]

Margaritinae Thiele, 1924, originally a subfamily in Trochidae was moved to Turbinidae following Williams et al. 2007. It has been elevated to the rank of family Margaritidae. This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Margaritidae include:

Anomphalogaza Hickman, 2012
Antimargarita Powell, 1951
Callogaza Dall, 1881
Gaza Watson, 1879
Margarites Gray, 1847

Genera brought into synonymy

EumargaritaP. Fischer, 1885: synonym of MargaritesGray, 1847
MargaritaLeach, 1819: synonym of MargaritesGray, 1847
MargaritopsisThiele, 1906: synonym of MargaritesLeach, 1847 (a junior synonym)
OmphalomargaritesT. Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965: synonym of MargaritesLeach, 1847 (junior subjective synonym)
PupillariaDall, 1909 : synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847
ValvatellaGray, 1857: synonym of MargaritesGray, 1847

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Margaritidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714634 on 3 JUly 2013

Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397
Hickman C.S. (2012) A new genus and two new species of deep-sea gastropods (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Gazidae). The Nautilus 126(2): 57–67
Williams S.T. (2012) Advances in molecular systematics of the vetigastropod superfamily Trochoidea. Zoologica Scripta 41(6): 571-595.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Margaritidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714634 on 3 JUly 2013

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Margaritidae

Gaza daedala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Margaritidae Thiele, 1924
Synonyms ^[1]
Gazidae Hickman & McLean, 1990 Gazini Hickman & J. H. McLean, 1990 (original rank) Margaritinae Thiele, 1924 (original rank) Margaritinae Stoliczka, 1868 (invalid: type genus (MargaritaLeach, 1819) a junior homonym)