Margaritidae
Also known as: Ostriche perlifere, Pearl Oysters, pärlemorsnäckor, エゾシタダミ科, 珍珠螺科, 띠진주조개과
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Trochida |
| Family | Margaritidae |
| Published in | Thiele, J. (1924). Revision des Systems der Trochacea. Mitteilungen Aus Dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, 11(1): 47–74. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=40522 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 88 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 141 |
| GBIF key | 6532323 |
Genera in Margaritidae
- Margarites — 62 species: Margarites albolineatus, Margarites angulatus, Margarites australis, Margarites avachensis, Margarites avenosooki, Margarites avensooki, Margarites biconica, Margarites bicostatus
- Gaza — 9 species: Gaza aldrichiana, Gaza compta, Gaza cubana, Gaza daedala, Gaza fischeri, Gaza olivacea, Gaza polychoronos, Gaza rathbuni
- Antimargarita — 5 species: Antimargarita bentarti, Antimargarita dulcis, Antimargarita maoria, Antimargarita powelli, Antimargarita smithiana
- Callogaza — 5 species: Callogaza colmani, Callogaza frederici, Callogaza nubelevis, Callogaza sericata, Callogaza watsoni
- Solarioconulus — 4 species: Solarioconulus elegans, Solarioconulus infrequens, Solarioconulus kachchhensis, Solarioconulus ninacacanus
- Afrollonia — 1 species: Afrollonia vilcassina
- Anomphalogaza — 1 species: Anomphalogaza moluccensis
- Eosolariella — 1 species: Eosolariella rotundistoma
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.