Margarita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.
The name of this genus has become invalid as junior homonym of Margarita <small>Leach, 1814</small> [Bivalvia, Pteriidae], a synonym of Pinctada Röding, 1798. The accepted name is Margarites <small>Gray, 1847</small>
Species
Species brought into synonymy :
- Margarita actinophora <small>Dall, 1890</small> : synonym of Calliotropis actinophora <small>(Dall, 1890)</small>
- Margarita angulata <small>A. Adams, 1853</small> : synonym of Peasiella tantilla <small>(Gould, 1849)</small>
- Margarita cumingii <small>A. Adams, 1851</small>: synonym of Broderipia cumingii <small>A. Adams, 1851</small>
- Margarita expansa <small>G.B. Sowerby I, 1838</small>: synonym of Photinula expansa <small>(G.B. Sowerby I, 1838)</small>
- Margarita imperialis <small>Dall, 1881</small>: synonym of Lischkeia imperialis <small>(Dall, 1881)</small>
- Margarita infundibulum : synonym of Calliotropis infundibulum <small>(Watson, 1879)</small>
- Margarita lissocona <small>Dall, 1881</small>: synonym of Calliotropis lissocona <small>(Dall, 1881)</small>
- Margarita marmoreus <small>Pease, 1861</small>: synonym of Calliotrochus marmoreus <small>(Pease, 1861)</small>
- Margarita ponsonbyi <small>Preston, 1908</small>: synonym of Calliotrochus marmoreus <small>(Pease, 1861)</small>
- Margarita regalis <small>Verrill & S. Smith, 1880</small>: synonym of Calliotropis regalis <small>(Verrill & Smith, 1880)</small>
- Margarita striatula <small>(Garrett, 1857)</small>: synonym of Calliotrochus marmoreus <small>(Pease, 1861)</small>
- Margarita subantarctica <small>Strebel, 1908</small>: synonym of Margarella subantarctica <small>(Strebel, 1908)</small>
- Margarita tasmanica <small>Tenison-Woods, 1877</small>: synonym of Truncatella scalarina <small>Cox, 1867</small>
- Margarita undulata <small>G.B. Sowerby I, 1838</small>: synonym of Margarites undulata <small>(G.B. Sowerby, I, 1838)</small>
Species inquirenda:
- Margarita carinata <small>A. Adams, 1853</small>
- Margarita ianthina <small>Gould, 1861</small>
- Margarita lacazei var. nigricans <small>Vélain, 1877</small>
- Margarita lenticula <small>Gould, 1861</small>
- Margarita maxima <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1878</small> (use in recent literature currently undocumented)
- Margarita persica <small>Gould, 1852</small>
- Margarita pulchella <small>Reeve, 1848</small>
- Margarita pulcherrima <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1878</small> (use in recent literature currently undocumented)
- Margarita sigaretina <small>G. B. Sowerby I, 1838</small> (use in recent literature currently undocumented)
- Margarita tessellata <small>A. Adams, 1853 </small>
- Margarita variabilis <small>A. Adams, 1853</small>
- Margarita vulgaris <small>G. B. Sowerby I, 1838</small> (use in recent literature currently undocumented)
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