Margarites

Margarites
Margarites pupillus
Apertural view of a shell of Margarites ecarinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Margaritidae
Genus: Margarites
Gray, 1847
Type species
Helix margarita
Montagu, 1808
Synonyms
  • Eumargarita P. Fischer, 1885
  • Eumargarita (Valvatella) Gray, 1857
  • Margarita Leach, 1819 (Invalid: junior homonym of Margarita Leach, 1814 [Bivalvia, Pteriidae])
  • Trochus (Margarita) Leach, 1819 (non Leach, 1814)
  • Valvatella Gray, 1857

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

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
Nomina dubia

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.