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Genus of gastropods
Margarites
Margarites pupillus
Apertural view of a shell of
Margarites ecarinatus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Vetigastropoda
Order:
Trochida
Superfamily:
Trochoidea
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 .
[1]
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.
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Species
Species within the genus Margarites include:
[1]
Margarites albolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1899)
Margarites angulatus Galkin, 1955
Margarites argentatus (Gould, 1841)
[2]
Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992)
Margarites avachensis Galkin, 1955 [ex Bartsch MS]
Margarites avenosooki MacGinitie, 1959
Margarites bairdii (Dall, 1889)
[3]
Margarites biconica Numanami, 1996
[4]
Margarites bisikovi Egorov, 2000
[5]
Margarites cabernet Egorov, 2000
[6]
Margarites calliostomoides Egorov, 2000
[7]
Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
[8]
Margarites crebrilirulata (Smith, 1907)
[9]
Margarites dnopherus (Watson, 1879)
Margarites ecarinatus (Dall, 1919)
Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878)
[10]
Margarites glabrus Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
[11]
Margarites gunnerusensis Numanami, 1996
[12]
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
[13]
Margarites hickmanae J. H. McLean, 1984
Margarites huloti Vilvens & Sellanes, 2006
[14]
Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006
[15]
Margarites keepi Smith & Gordon, 1948
Margarites kophameli (Strebel, 1905)
Margarites koreanicus (Dall, 1919)
Margarites laminarum (Jeffreys, 1883)
Margarites miona Dall, 1927
Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006
[16]
Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
[17]
Margarites picturatus Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967
Margarites pilsbryi Kuroda & Habe, 1952
Margarites pribiloffensis (Dall, 1919)
Margarites pupillus (Gould, 1849)
Margarites refulgens (Smith, 1907)
[18]
Margarites rossicus Dall, 1919
Margarites ryukyuensis Okutani, Sasaki & Tsuchida, 2000
[19]
Margarites salmoneus (Carpenter, 1864)
Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
Margarites scintillans (Watson, 1879)
Margarites shinkai Okutani, Tsuchida & Fujikura, 1992
Margarites simbla Dall, 1913
Margarites smithi Bartsch, 1927
Margarites sordidus (Hancock, 1846)
[20]
Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841)
[21]
Margarites toroides Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2011
Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
[22]
Margarites vityazi Egorov, 2000
[23]
Margarites vorticiferus (Dall, 1873)
Species brought into synonymy
Margarites acuticostatus Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of
Parviturbo acuticostatus (Carpenter, 1864)
Margarites alabastrum "Beck, H.H. MS" Lovén, S.L., 1846 : synonym of
Calliostoma occidentale (Mighels, J.W. & C.B. Adams, 1842)
Margarites albula Gould, A.A., 1861 : synonym of
Solariella obscura (Couthouy, J.P., 1838)
Margarites beringensis (E. A. Smith, 1899) : synonym of
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
Margarites biangulosus (A. Adams, 1854) : synonym of
Minolia biangulosa (A. Adams, 1854)
Margarites cinereus Filatova, Z.A. & B.I. Zatsepin, 1948 : synonym of
Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
Margarites clausus Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 : synonym of
Cantharidoscops clausus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978)
Margarites diaphanus Gray, 1847 : synonym of
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
Margarites dnopherus Rios, 1994 (non Watson, 1879) : synonym of
Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006
Margarites dulcis E. A. Smith, 1907 : synonym of
Antimargarita dulcis (E. A. Smith, 1907)
Margarites elevatus Dall, 1919 : synonym of
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
Margarites erythrocoma Dall, 1889 : synonym of
Pseudostomatella erythrocoma (Dall, 1889)
Margarites euspira (Dall, 1881) :
[24] synonym of
Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881)
Margarites excavatus Dall, 1919 : synonym of
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
Margarites expansa Sowerby I, 1838 : synonym of
Margarella expansa (Sowerby I, 1838)
Margarites frigidus Dall, 1919 : synonym of
Cantharidoscops frigidus (Dall, 1919)
Margarites gemma E.A. Smith, 1915 : synonym of
Falsimargarita gemma (E.A. Smith, 1915)
Margarites glauca Möller, H.P.C., 1842 : synonym of
Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
Margarites grosvenori Dall, 1926 : synonym of
Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
Margarites hypolispus Dall, 1919 : synonym of Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
Margarites impervia Strebel, 1908 : synonym of
Lissotesta impervia (Strebel, 1908)
Margarites johnsoni Dall, W.H., 1921 : synonym of
Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
Margarites kamchaticus Dall, 1919 : synonym of Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
Margarites kurilensis Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 : synonym of Margarites groenlandicus kurilensis Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
Margarites margaritiferus Okutani, 1964: synonym of
Solariella margaritifera (Okutani, 1964)
Margarites marginatus Dall, 1919 : synonym of Margarites olivaceus marginatus Dall, 1919
Margarites mighelsi Rehder, H.A., 1937 : synonym of
Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
Margarites minima
Seguenza , 1876 : synonym of
Lissotesta minima (Seguenza, 1876)
Margarites ochotensis (Philippi, 1846) : synonym of
Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
Margarites pauperculus Dall, 1919 : synonym of
Solariella varicosa (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Margarites pruinosa Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885 : synonym of
Margarella pruinosa (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
Margarites regalis Verrill & Smith, 1880 : synonym of
Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
Margarites rudis Dall, 1919 : synonym of
Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
Margarites shannonicus Dall, 1919 : synonym of Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841)
Margarites striata striata Galkin, Y.I., 1955 : synonym of
Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
Margarites umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829 : synonym of Margarites groenlandicus umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
Margarites undulatus (G.B. Sowerby, I, 1838) : synonym of Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Margarites violacea King & Broderip, 1832 : synonym of
Margarella violacea (King & Broderip, 1832)
Margarites vorticifer (Dall, 1873) : synonym of
Margarites vorticiferus (Dall, 1873)
Margarites wacei Melvill & Standen, 1918 : synonym of
Margarella wacei (Melvill & Standen, 1918)
Nomina dubia
Margarites multilineatus DeKay, 1843
Margarites ornatus (De Kay, 1843)
Margarites sigaretinus (Sowerby I, 1838)
References
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Margarites Gray, 1847 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 6 July 2013.
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Margarites argentatus (Gould) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites bairdii (Dall, 1889) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites biconica Numanami, 1996 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites bisikovi Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites cabernet Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites calliostomoides Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites crebrilirulata (Smith, 1907) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites gunnerusensis Numanami, 1996 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites huloti Vilvens & Sellanes, 2006 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites refulgens (Smith, 1907) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites ryukyuensis Okutani, Sasaki & Tsuchida, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites sordidus (Hancock, 1846) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites vityazi Egorov, 2000 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
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Margarites euspira (Dall, 1881) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA).
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0-915826-22-4 . XII, 195 pp.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
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