# Margarites

Margarites is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.
This genus belonged previously to the subfamily Margaritinae in the family Turbinidae.

## Description

This genus consists of small species of variable size between 3 mm and 15 mm. The Alaskan specimens of Margarites costalis reach almost 25 mm in diameter. Their flat shell has a turbiniform shape with convex whorls and a typical iridescent lustre.

## Species

Species within the genus Margarites include:
* Margarites albolineatus (E. A. Smith, 1899)
* Margarites angulatus Galkin, 1955
* Margarites argentatus (Gould, 1841)
* Margarites atlantoides (Quinn, 1992)
* Margarites avachensis Galkin, 1955 [ex Bartsch MS]
* Margarites avenosooki MacGinitie, 1959
* Margarites bairdii (Dall, 1889)
* Margarites biconica Numanami, 1996
* Margarites bisikovi Egorov, 2000
* Margarites cabernet Egorov, 2000
* Margarites calliostomoides Egorov, 2000
* Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
* Margarites crebrilirulata (Smith, 1907)
* Margarites dnopherus (Watson, 1879)
* Margarites ecarinatus (Dall, 1919)
* Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878)
* Margarites glabrus Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
* Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
* Margarites gunnerusensis Numanami, 1996
* Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
* Margarites hickmanae J. H. McLean, 1984
* Margarites huloti Vilvens & Sellanes, 2006
* Margarites imperialis Simone & Birman, 2006
* Margarites keepi Smith & Gordon, 1948
* Margarites kophameli (Strebel, 1905)
* Margarites koreanicus (Dall, 1919)
* Margarites laminarum (Jeffreys, 1883)
* Margarites miona Dall, 1927
* Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006
* Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
* Margarites picturatus Golikov, in Golikov & Scarlato, 1967
* Margarites pilsbryi Kuroda & Habe, 1952
* Margarites pribiloffensis (Dall, 1919)
* Margarites pupillus (Gould, 1849)
* Margarites refulgens (Smith, 1907)
* Margarites rossicus Dall, 1919
* Margarites ryukyuensis Okutani, Sasaki & Tsuchida, 2000
* Margarites salmoneus (Carpenter, 1864)
* Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
* Margarites scintillans (Watson, 1879)
* Margarites shinkai Okutani, Tsuchida & Fujikura, 1992
* Margarites simbla Dall, 1913
* Margarites smithi Bartsch, 1927
* Margarites sordidus (Hancock, 1846)
* Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841)
* Margarites toroides Hoffman, van Heugten & Lavaleye, 2011
* Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
* Margarites vityazi Egorov, 2000
* Margarites vorticiferus (Dall, 1873)

### Species brought into synonymy

* Margarites acuticostatus Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Parviturbo acuticostatus (Carpenter, 1864)
* Margarites alabastrum "Beck, H.H. MS" Lovén, S.L., 1846: synonym of Calliostoma occidentale (Mighels, J.W. & C.B. Adams, 1842)
* Margarites albula Gould, A.A., 1861: synonym of Solariella obscura (Couthouy, J.P., 1838)
* Margarites beringensis (E. A. Smith, 1899): synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
* Margarites biangulosus (A. Adams, 1854): synonym of Minolia biangulosa (A. Adams, 1854)
* Margarites cinereus Filatova, Z.A. & B.I. Zatsepin, 1948: synonym of Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
* Margarites clausus Golikov & Gulbin, 1978 : synonym of Cantharidoscops clausus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1978)
* Margarites diaphanus Gray, 1847: synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
* Margarites dnopherus Rios, 1994 (non Watson, 1879): synonym of Margarites mirabilis Simone & Birman, 2006
* Margarites dulcis E. A. Smith, 1907: synonym of Antimargarita dulcis (E. A. Smith, 1907)
* Margarites elevatus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
* Margarites erythrocoma Dall, 1889: synonym of Pseudostomatella erythrocoma (Dall, 1889)
* Margarites euspira (Dall, 1881): synonym of Bathymophila euspira (Dall, 1881)
* Margarites excavatus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
* Margarites expansa Sowerby I, 1838: synonym of Margarella expansa (Sowerby I, 1838)
* Margarites frigidus Dall, 1919: synonym of Cantharidoscops frigidus (Dall, 1919)
* Margarites gemma E.A. Smith, 1915: synonym of Falsimargarita gemma (E.A. Smith, 1915)
* Margarites glauca Möller, H.P.C., 1842: synonym of Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
* Margarites grosvenori Dall, 1926: synonym of Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
* Margarites hypolispus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
* Margarites impervia Strebel, 1908: synonym of Lissotesta impervia (Strebel, 1908)
* Margarites johnsoni Dall, W.H., 1921: synonym of Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
* Margarites kamchaticus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
* Margarites kurilensis Golikov & Gulbin, 1978: synonym of Margarites groenlandicus kurilensis Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
* Margarites margaritiferus Okutani, 1964: synonym of Solariella margaritifera (Okutani, 1964)
* Margarites marginatus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites olivaceus marginatus Dall, 1919
* Margarites mighelsi Rehder, H.A., 1937: synonym of Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
* Margarites minima Seguenza, 1876: synonym of Lissotesta minima (Seguenza, 1876)
* Margarites ochotensis (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849)
* Margarites pauperculus Dall, 1919: synonym of Solariella varicosa (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
* Margarites pruinosa Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885: synonym of Margarella pruinosa (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
* Margarites regalis Verrill & Smith, 1880: synonym of Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
* Margarites rudis Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
* Margarites shannonicus Dall, 1919: synonym of Margarites striatus (Leach, 1841)
* Margarites striata striata Galkin, Y.I., 1955: synonym of Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
* Margarites umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829: synonym of Margarites groenlandicus umbilicalis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
* Margarites undulatus (G.B. Sowerby, I, 1838): synonym of Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791)
* Margarites violacea King & Broderip, 1832: synonym of Margarella violacea (King & Broderip, 1832)
* Margarites vorticifer (Dall, 1873): synonym of Margarites vorticiferus (Dall, 1873)
* Margarites wacei Melvill & Standen, 1918: synonym of Margarella wacei (Melvill & Standen, 1918)

### Nomina dubia

* Margarites multilineatus DeKay, 1843
* Margarites ornatus (De Kay, 1843)
* Margarites sigaretinus (Sowerby I, 1838)