Margaritidae
Family of gastropods
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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).[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Margaritidae Thiele, 1924 |
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Margaritinae Thiele, 1924, originally a subfamily in Trochidae 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 Hickman, 2012
- Antimargarita Powell, 1951
- Callogaza Dall, 1881
- Gaza Watson, 1879
- Margarites Gray, 1847
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Eumargarita P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
- Margarita Leach, 1819: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
- Margaritopsis Thiele, 1906: synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847 (a junior synonym)
- Omphalomargarites T. Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965: synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847 (junior subjective synonym)
- Pupillaria Dall, 1909 : synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847
- Valvatella Gray, 1857: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
