''Antimargarita'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Margaritidae
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).Bouchet, P. (2012). Margaritidae. Accessed through: World Register ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Antimargarita'' include:
* ''
Antimargarita bentarti''
Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2009
* ''
Antimargarita dulcis''
(E.A. Smith, 1907)
* ''
Antimargarita maoria''
Dell, 1995
* ''
Antimargarita powelli
''Antimargarita powelli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Margaritidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Antimargarita powelli'' Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species
The ...
''
Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2009
* ''
Antimargarita smithiana''
(Hedley, 1916)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Antimargarita smithiana''
(Hedley, 1916):
synonym of ''
Submargarita smithiana''
Hedley, 1916
* ''Antimargarita thielei''
(Hedley, 1916): synonym of ''
Falsimargarita thielei''
(Hedley, 1916)
References
* Aldea C., Zelaya D.G. & Troncoso J.S. (2009) ''Two new trochids of the genus Antimargarita (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Trochidae) from the Bellingshausen Sea and South Shetland Islands, Antarctica''. Polar Biology 32:417–426
Margaritidae
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