''Margarella'' is a
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of
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the subfamily Margarellinae of the
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Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetail ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarella Thiele, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196989 on 2012-12-07]
Species
Species within the genus ''Margarella'' include:
* ''
Margarella achilles''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Margarella antarctica''
(Lamy, 1905)
* ''
Margarella bouvetia''
Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella crebrilirulata''
(E.A. Smith, 1907)
* ''
Margarella expansa''
(Sowerby I, 1838)
* ''
Margarella gunnerusensis''
Numanami, 1996
* ''
Margarella jason''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella macquariensis''
Hedley, 1916
* ''
Margarella obsoleta''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella porcellana''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella pruinosa
''Margarella pruinosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Margarella pruinosa'' (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...
''
(Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
* ''
Margarella refulgens''
(E.A. Smith, 1907)
* † ''
Margarella runcinata''
Marwick, 1928
* ''
Margarella steineni''
(Strebel, 1905)
* ''
Margarella subantarctica''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Margarella tropidophoroides''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Margarella violacea
''Margarella violacea'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2010). ''Margarella whiteana'' Linse, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ht ...
''
(King & Broderip, 1832)
* ''
Margarella wacei
''Margarella wacei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Margarella wacei'' (Melvill & Standen, 1918). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marin ...
''
(Melvill & Standen, 1918)
* ''
Margarella whiteana''
Linse, 2002[Bouchet, P. (2010). ''Margarella whiteana'' Linse, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197259 on 2011-03-17]
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Margarella antipoda antipoda''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854): synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipoda''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
** ''Margarella antipoda hinemoa''
Powell
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, 1955: synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipoda hinemoa
''Cantharidus antipodum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Cantharidus antipoda'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
''
(Powell, 1955)
** ''Margarella antipoda puysegurensis''
Powell
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, 1939: synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipoda puysegurensis''
(Powell, 1939)
** ''Margarella antipoda rosea''
( Hutton, 1873): synonym of ''
Cantharidus rosea''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Margarella fulminata''
( Hutton, 1873): synonym of ''
Cantharidus fulminatus''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Margarella hinemoa''
Powell, 1955: synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipodum''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
* ''Margarella puysegurensis''
Powell, 1939: synonym of ''Cantharidus (Pseudomargarella) puysegurensis'' ''(Powell, 1939)'' represented as ''
Cantharidus puysegurensis''
(Powell, 1939)
* ''Margarella turneri''
Powell
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, 1939: synonym of ''
Cantharidus turneri''
(Powell, 1939)
References
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
Further reading
*
Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Zelaya D.G. (2004) ''The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean''. The Nautilus 118(3): 112–120.
External links
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Calliostomatidae
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