Margarites is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.
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. Species Species within the genus Margarites include:
Margarites albolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1899) Margarites angulatus Galkin, 1955 Margarites argentatus (Gould, 1841) Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992) Margarites avachensis Galkin, 1955 [ex Bartsch MS] Margarites avenosooki MacGinitie, 1959 Margarites bairdii (Dall, 1889) Margarites biconica Numanami, 1996 Margarites bisikovi Egorov, 2000 Margarites cabernet Egorov, 2000 Margarites calliostomoides Egorov, 2000 Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841) Margarites crebrilirulata (Smith, 1907) Margarites dnopherus (Watson, 1879) Margarites ecarinatus (Dall, 1919) Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878) Margarites glabrus Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791) Margarites gunnerusensis Numanami, 1996 Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774) Margarites hickmanae J. H. McLean, 1984 Margarites huloti Vilvens & Sellanes, 2006 Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006 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 Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827) Margarites picturatus Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967 Margarites pilsbryi Kuroda & Habe, 1952 Margarites pribiloffensis (Dall, 1919) Margarites pupillus (Gould, 1849) Margarites refulgens (Smith, 1907) Margarites rossicus Dall, 1919 Margarites ryukyuensis 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 sordidus (Hancock, 1846) Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841) Margarites toroides Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2011 Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842) Margarites vityazi Egorov, 2000 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): 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)
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