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Margaritidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Vetigastropoda

Higher classification
  
Gastropods

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Trochoidea

Rank
  
Family

Margaritidae

Similar
  
Gastropods, Molluscs, Margarites, Solariellidae, Colloniidae

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).

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
  • Eumargarita P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
  • Margarita Leach, 1819: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
  • Valvatella Gray, 1857: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847

    • References

    Margaritidae Wikipedia
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