Margarita (gastropod)

Margarita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.

The name of this genus has become invalid as junior homonym of Margarita Leach, 1814 [Bivalvia, Pteriidae], a synonym of Pinctada Röding, 1798. The accepted name is Margarites Gray, 1847

Species

 * Species brought into synonymy :
 * Margarita actinophora Dall, 1890 : synonym of Calliotropis actinophora (Dall, 1890)
 * Margarita angulata A. Adams, 1853 : synonym of Peasiella tantilla (Gould, 1849)
 * Margarita cumingii A. Adams, 1851 : synonym of Broderipia cumingii A. Adams, 1851
 * Margarita expansa G.B. Sowerby I, 1838 : synonym of Photinula expansa (G.B. Sowerby I, 1838)
 * Margarita imperialis Dall, 1881 : synonym of Lischkeia imperialis (Dall, 1881)
 * Margarita infundibulum : synonym of Calliotropis infundibulum (Watson, 1879)
 * Margarita lissocona Dall, 1881 : synonym of Calliotropis lissocona (Dall, 1881)
 * Margarita marmoreus Pease, 1861 : synonym of Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)
 * Margarita ponsonbyi Preston, 1908 : synonym of Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)
 * Margarita regalis Verrill & S. Smith, 1880 : synonym of Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
 * Margarita striatula (Garrett, 1857) : synonym of Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)
 * Margarita subantarctica Strebel, 1908 : synonym of Margarella subantarctica (Strebel, 1908)
 * Margarita tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1877 : synonym of Truncatella scalarina Cox, 1867
 * Margarita undulata G.B. Sowerby I, 1838 : synonym of Margarites undulata (G.B. Sowerby, I, 1838)


 * Species inquirenda:
 * Margarita carinata A. Adams, 1853
 * Margarita ianthina Gould, 1861
 * Margarita lacazei var. nigricans Vélain, 1877
 * Margarita lenticula Gould, 1861
 * Margarita maxima G. B. Sowerby II, 1878 (use in recent literature currently undocumented)
 * Margarita persica Gould, 1852
 * Margarita pulchella Reeve, 1848
 * Margarita pulcherrima G. B. Sowerby II, 1878 (use in recent literature currently undocumented)
 * Margarita sigaretina G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 (use in recent literature currently undocumented)
 * Margarita tessellata A. Adams, 1853
 * Margarita variabilis A. Adams, 1853
 * Margarita vulgaris G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 (use in recent literature currently undocumented)