Margaritidae


Margaritidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea.
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

Genera within the family Margaritidae include:
;Genera brought into synonymy:
  • Eumargarita P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
  • Margarita Leach, 1819: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
  • Margaritopsis Thiele, 1906: synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847
  • Omphalomargarites T. Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965: synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847
  • Pupillaria Dall, 1909 : synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847
  • Valvatella Gray, 1857: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847