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).Bouchet, P. (2012). Margaritidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714634 on 3 JUly 2013
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: Anomphalogaza Hickman, 2012 Antimargarita Powell, 1951 Callogaza Dall, 1881 Gaza Watson, 1879 Margarites Gray, 1847 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 (a junior synonym) Omphalomargarites T. Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965: synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847 (junior subjective synonym) Pupillaria Dall, 1909 : synonym of Margarites Leach, 1847 Valvatella Gray, 1857: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
References
Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397 Hickman C.S. (2012) A new genus and two new species of deep-sea gastropods (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Gazidae). The Nautilus 126(2): 57–67 Williams S.T. (2012) Advances in molecular systematics of the vetigastropod superfamily Trochoidea. Zoologica Scripta 41(6): 571-595.