Margarites
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Margarites is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Turbinidae
, the turban snails.
Species brought into synonymy :
Nomina dubia :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Turbinidae
Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...
, the turban snails.
Species
Species within the genus Margarites include:- Margarites albolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1899)
- Margarites angulatus Galkin, 1955
- Margarites argentatusMargarites argentatusMargarites argentatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Gould) - Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992)
- Margarites avachensis Galkin, 1955 [ex Bartsch MS]
- Margarites bairdiiMargarites bairdiiMargarites bairdii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Dall, 1889) - Margarites beringensis (E. A. Smith, 1899)
- Margarites biangulosusMargarites biangulosusMargarites biangulosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
- Margarites biconicaMargarites biconicaMargarites biconica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Numanami, 1996 - Margarites bisikoviMargarites bisikoviMargarites bisikovi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Egorov, 2000 - Margarites cabernetMargarites cabernetMargarites cabernet is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Egorov, 2000 - Margarites calliostomoidesMargarites calliostomoidesMargarites calliostomoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Egorov, 2000 - Margarites costalisMargarites costalisMargarites costalis, common name the boreal rosy margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Gould, 1841) - Margarites crebrilirulataMargarites crebrilirulataMargarites crebrilirulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Smith, 1907) - Margarites dnopherus (Watson, 1879)
- Margarites ecarinatus (Dall, 1919)
- Margarites euspiraMargarites euspiraMargarites euspira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Dall, 1881) - Margarites frigidus Dall, 1919
- Margarites giganteusMargarites giganteusMargarites giganteus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Leche, 1878) - Margarites groenlandicusMargarites groenlandicusMargarites groenlandicus, common name the Greenland margarite or wavy top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.There are two subspecies :...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Margarites gunnerusensisMargarites gunnerusensisMargarites gunnerusensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Numanami, 1996 - Margarites helicinusMargarites helicinusMargarites helicinus, common name the helicina margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Phipps, 1774) - Margarites hickmanae J. H. McLean, 1984
- Margarites hulotiMargarites hulotiMargarites huloti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Vilvens & Sellanes, 2006 - Margarites imperialisMargarites imperialisMargarites imperialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Simone & Birman, 2006 - Margarites keepi Smith & Gordon, 1948
- Margarites kophameli (Strebel, 1905)
- Margarites koreanicus (Dall, 1919)
- Margarites miona Dall, 1927
- Margarites mirabilisMargarites mirabilisMargarites mirabilis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Simone & Birman, 2006 - Margarites olivaceusMargarites olivaceusMargarites olivaceus, common name the eastern olive margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Brown, 1827) - Margarites picturatus Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967
- Margarites pilsbryi Kuroda & Habe, 1952
- Margarites pribiloffensis (Dall, 1919)
- Margarites pupillus (Gould, 1849)
- Margarites refulgensMargarites refulgensMargarites refulgens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Smith, 1907) - Margarites rossicus Dall, 1919
- Margarites ryukyuensisMargarites ryukyuensisMargarites ryukyuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Okutani, Sasaki & Tsuchida, 2000 - 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 sordidusMargarites sordidusMargarites sordidus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Hancock, 1846) - Margarites striatusMargarites striatusMargarites striatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Leach, 1841) - Margarites vahliiMargarites vahliiMargarites vahlii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Møller, 1842) - Margarites vityaziMargarites vityaziMargarites vityazi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Egorov, 2000 - Margarites vorticifer (Dall, 1873)
- Margarites vorticiferus (Dall, 1873)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Margarites hypolispus Dall, 1919 accepted as Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
- Margarites kamchaticus Dall, 1919 : synonym of Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
- Margarites marginatus Dall, 1919 : synonym of Margarites olivaceus marginatus Dall, 1919
- Margarites minima Seguenza, 1876 : synonym of Lissotesta minimaLissotesta minimaLissotesta minima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae....
(Seguenza, 1876) - Margarites ochotensis (Philippi, 1846) : synonym of Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
- Margarites shannonicus Dall, 1919 : synonym of Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841)
- Margarites umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829 : synonym of Margarites groenlandicus umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
- Margarites undulata (G.B. Sowerby, I, 1838) : synonym of Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Nomina dubia :
- Margarites multilineatus DeKay, 1843
- Margarites ornatus (De Kay, 1843)