''Margarella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc
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s in the subfamily Margarellinae of the
family
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Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetail ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Margarella Thiele, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196989 on 2012-12-07]
Species
Species within the genus ''Margarella'' include:
* ''
Margarella achilles''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Margarella antarctica''
(Lamy, 1905)
* ''
Margarella bouvetia''
Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella crebrilirulata''
(E.A. Smith, 1907)
* ''
Margarella expansa''
(Sowerby I, 1838)
* ''
Margarella gunnerusensis''
Numanami, 1996
* ''
Margarella jason''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella macquariensis''
Hedley, 1916
* ''
Margarella obsoleta''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella porcellana''
A. W. B. Powell, 1951
* ''
Margarella pruinosa
''Margarella pruinosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Margarella pruinosa'' (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
''
(Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
* ''
Margarella refulgens''
(E.A. Smith, 1907)
* † ''
Margarella runcinata''
Marwick, 1928
* ''
Margarella steineni''
(Strebel, 1905)
* ''
Margarella subantarctica''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Margarella tropidophoroides''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Margarella violacea''
(King & Broderip, 1832)
* ''
Margarella wacei''
(Melvill & Standen, 1918)
* ''
Margarella whiteana''
Linse, 2002[Bouchet, P. (2010). ''Margarella whiteana'' Linse, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197259 on 2011-03-17]
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Margarella antipoda antipoda''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854): synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipoda''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
** ''Margarella antipoda hinemoa''
Powell, 1955: synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipoda hinemoa''
(Powell, 1955)
** ''Margarella antipoda puysegurensis''
Powell, 1939: synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipoda puysegurensis''
(Powell, 1939)
** ''Margarella antipoda rosea''
(Hutton Hutton may refer to:
Places
;Antarctica
* Hutton Cliffs, Ross Island
* Hutton Mountains
;Australia
* Hutton Sandstone Formation
;Canada
* Hutton, Alberta, a locality
* Hutton, British Columbia, a railway point
* Hutton railway station, Brit ...
, 1873): synonym of ''
Cantharidus rosea''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Margarella fulminata''
(Hutton Hutton may refer to:
Places
;Antarctica
* Hutton Cliffs, Ross Island
* Hutton Mountains
;Australia
* Hutton Sandstone Formation
;Canada
* Hutton, Alberta, a locality
* Hutton, British Columbia, a railway point
* Hutton railway station, Brit ...
, 1873): synonym of ''
Cantharidus fulminatus''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Margarella hinemoa''
Powell, 1955: synonym of ''
Cantharidus antipodum
''Cantharidus antipodum'' is a species of sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxono ...
''
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)
* ''Margarella puysegurensis''
Powell, 1939: synonym of ''Cantharidus (Pseudomargarella) puysegurensis'' ''(Powell, 1939)'' represented as ''
Cantharidus puysegurensis''
(Powell, 1939)
* ''Margarella turneri''
Powell, 1939: synonym of ''
Cantharidus turneri''
(Powell, 1939)
References
* Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
Further reading
*
Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Zelaya D.G. (2004) ''The genus Margarella Thiele, 1893 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean''. The Nautilus 118(3): 112–120.
External links
NZ Mollusca
Calliostomatidae
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