Margaritidae

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).

Margaritinae <small>Thiele, 1924</small>, 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 <small>Hickman, 2012</small>
• Antimargarita <small>Powell, 1951</small>
• Callogaza <small>Dall, 1881</small>
• Gaza <small>Watson, 1879</small>
• Margarites <small>Gray, 1847</small>

• Eumargarita <small>P. Fischer, 1885</small>: synonym of Margarites <small>Gray, 1847</small>
• Margarita <small>Leach, 1819</small>: synonym of Margarites <small>Gray, 1847</small>
• Margaritopsis <small>Thiele, 1906</small>: synonym of Margarites <small>Leach, 1847</small> (a junior synonym)
• Omphalomargarites <small>T. Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965</small>: synonym of Margarites <small>Leach, 1847</small> (junior subjective synonym)
• Pupillaria <small>Dall, 1909</small> : synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847
• Valvatella <small>Gray, 1857</small>: synonym of Margarites <small>Gray, 1847</small>

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.