Margaritidae is a
family
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of small
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the superfamily
Trochoidea (according to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
[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]
Margaritinae
Thiele, 1924, originally a subfamily in
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a family of various sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is commonly known as the top-snails because in many species the shell resembles ...
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
''Anomphalogaza'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Anomphalogaza'' Hickman, 2012. Accessed t ...
''
Hickman, 2012
* ''
Antimargarita
''Antimargarita'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Antimargarita'' include:
* '' Antimargarita bentarti'' Aldea, Zelaya & Troncoso, 2009
* '' Antimargarita dul ...
''
Powell, 1951
* ''
Callogaza
''Callogaza'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.
Description
The shells of the species in this genus are thin-walled and almost transparent. Because of this, they are iridescent. The outer lip is ...
''
Dall, 1881
* ''
Gaza''
Watson, 1879
* ''
Margarites
''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 variab ...
''
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
* 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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