| Margaritidae | |
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| Gaza daedala | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Margaritidae Thiele, 1924 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
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[edit]
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
- Valvatella Gray, 1857: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
References[edit]
- 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.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Margaritidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714634 on 3 JUly 2013