Margaritidae
Sign in to saveMargaritidae 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).
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderTrochida
- FamilyMargaritidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 41
- Family
- Margaritidae
- Collections
- UWBM, PRI, DMNH, CM, CHAS, CMN
- Recorded in
- United States, Russia, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Mexico, Guadeloupe
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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).
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.
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