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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Scientific name
  
Margarites

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Family
  
Margaritidae

Higher classification
  
Margaritidae

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Similar
  
Gastropods, Molluscs, Solariella, Trochoidea, Lirularia

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

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:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Margarites acuticostatus Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Parviturbo acuticostatus (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Margarites alabastrum "Beck, H.H. MS" Lovén, S.L., 1846: synonym of Calliostoma occidentale (Mighels, J.W. & C.B. Adams, 1842)
  • Margarites albula Gould, A.A., 1861: synonym of Solariella obscura (Couthouy, J.P., 1838)
  • Margarites beringensis (E. A. Smith, 1899): synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
  • Margarites biangulosus (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Minolia biangulosa (A. Adams, 1854)
  • Margarites cinereus Filatova, Z.A. & B.I. Zatsepin, 1948: synonym of Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
  • Margarites clausus Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 : synonym of Cantharidoscops clausus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978)
  • Margarites diaphanus Gray, 1847: synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
  • Margarites dnopherus Rios, 1994 (non Watson, 1879): synonym of Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006
  • Margarites dulcis E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Antimargarita dulcis (E. A. Smith, 1907)
  • Margarites elevatus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
  • Margarites erythrocoma Dall, 1889: synonym of Pseudostomatella erythrocoma (Dall, 1889)
  • Margarites euspira (Dall, 1881): synonym of Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881)
  • Margarites excavatus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
  • Margarites expansa Sowerby I, 1838: synonym of Margarella expansa (Sowerby I, 1838)
  • Margarites frigidus Dall, 1919: synonym of Cantharidoscops frigidus (Dall, 1919)
  • Margarites gemma E.A. Smith, 1915: synonym of Falsimargarita gemma (E.A. Smith, 1915)
  • Margarites glauca Möller, H.P.C., 1842: synonym of Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
  • Margarites grosvenori Dall, 1926: synonym of Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
  • Margarites hypolispus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
  • Margarites impervia Strebel, 1908: synonym of Lissotesta impervia (Strebel, 1908)
  • Margarites johnsoni Dall, W.H., 1921: synonym of Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
  • Margarites kamchaticus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
  • Margarites kurilensis Golikov & Gulbin, 1978: synonym of Margarites groenlandicus kurilensis Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
  • Margarites margaritiferus Okutani, 1964: synonym of Solariella margaritifera (Okutani, 1964)
  • Margarites marginatus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites olivaceus marginatus Dall, 1919
  • Margarites mighelsi Rehder, H.A., 1937: synonym of Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
  • Margarites minima Seguenza, 1876: synonym of Lissotesta minima (Seguenza, 1876)
  • Margarites ochotensis (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
  • Margarites pauperculus Dall, 1919: synonym of Solariella varicosa (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
  • Margarites pruinosa Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Margarella pruinosa (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
  • Margarites regalis Verrill & Smith, 1880: synonym of Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
  • Margarites rudis Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
  • Margarites shannonicus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841)
  • Margarites striata striata Galkin, Y.I., 1955: synonym of Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
  • Margarites umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829: synonym of Margarites groenlandicus umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
  • Margarites undulatus (G.B. Sowerby, I, 1838): synonym of Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Margarites violacea King & Broderip, 1832: synonym of Margarella violacea (King & Broderip, 1832)
  • Margarites vorticifer (Dall, 1873): synonym of Margarites vorticiferus (Dall, 1873)
  • Margarites wacei Melvill & Standen, 1918: synonym of Margarella wacei (Melvill & Standen, 1918)
  • Nomina dubia 
  • Margarites multilineatus DeKay, 1843
  • Margarites ornatus (De Kay, 1843)
  • Margarites sigaretinus (Sowerby I, 1838)
  • References

    Margarites Wikipedia