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Margaritinae

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Margaritinae Stoliczka
1947Margaritinae Gardner p. 621
1957Margaritinae Woodring p. 62
1960Margaritinae Knight et al. p. 249
1960Margaritinae MacNeil p. 22
1972Margaritinae Perrilliat p. 21
1980Margaritinae Hickman p. 16
1991Margaritinae Squires and Goedert p. 412
1998Margaritinae Beesley p. 682
2005Margaritinae Bouchet et al. p. 245
2010Margaritinae Squires p. 1023

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyMargaritinaeStoliczka 1868
subfamilyMargaritinaeStoliczka 1868

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Margaritinae Stoliczka 1868
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G. †Afrollonia Adegoke 1977
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Afrollonia nigeriensis Adegoke 1977
Afrollonia togoensis Adegoke 1977
G. †Atira Stewart 1927
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Atira inornata Gabb 1864
Atira ornatissima Gabb 1864
Atira popenoei Squires 2010
G. †Eosolariella Haas 1953
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G. Gaza Watson 1879
G. †Igonoia Squires 2011
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Igonoia angulata Gabb 1869
Igonoia kieli Squires 2011
Igonoia levimargarita Wild and Stilwell 2016
Igonoia muiri Squires 2011
Igonoia onoensis Squires 2011
Igonoia shastana Squires 2011
Igonoia stewarti Murphy and Rodda 1960
Igonoia vacca Squires 2011
G. †Kaiparathina Laws 1941
G. Margarites Gray 1847
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Subg. †Margarites (Atira) Stewart 1927
Subg. Margarites (Margarites) Gray 1847
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Invalid names: Margarites umbilicalis Broderip and Broderip 1829 [synonym]
Margarites (Margarites) kocyigiti Conti and Monari 1991
Subg. Margarites (Pupillaria) Dall 1909
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Margarites (Pupillaria) columbiana Squires and Goedert 1991
Pupillaria pupilla Gould 1849
Margarites margaritula Sandberger 1859
Margarites semiornata Zinsmeister 1983
Margarites sericeus Hickman 1980
Margarites vahlii Möller 1842
Invalid names: Eumargarita Fischer 1885 [synonym]
G. †Semisolarium Cossmann 1915
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Semisolarium boehmi Kiel and Bandel 2004
G. †Solarioconulus Cossmann 1918
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Solarioconulus nudus Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Trochus interruptus Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Trochus subdecussatus Münster 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Holocene or 235.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma

Collections (203 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Yunnan) Eosolariella rotundistoma (165315)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Trochus nudus (164191)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Trochus interruptus (145649 146388) Trochus nudus (69669 69675 144631 144634) Trochus nudus, Trochus subdecussatus (137429)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Margarites sp. (73270)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Peru Solarioconulus nudus (68116) Solarioconulus nudus, Solarioconulus elegans, Solarioconulus ninacacanus, Solarioconulus infrequens (68119)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3United Kingdom (Somerset) Solarioconulus waltonii (62956)
Jamesoni189.6 - 183.0Turkey Margarites kocyigiti (158460)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Margarites sp. (2574)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Hungary Semisolarium moniliferum, Semisolarium conoideum (25152)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (Drôme) Margarites sp. (177726)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0United Kingdom (England) Margarites mirabilis (1780 1814 1842)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Austria Semisolarium astierianum (65807) Semisolarium hugianum (65802 65809) Semisolarium hugianum, Semisolarium moniliferum (65806 65808) Semisolarium moniliferum (65810)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Japan Afrollonia matsushimensis (91303) Semisolarium incrassatum (91256 91258 91262 91263 91283 91285 91286 91287 91288 91291 91292 91294) Semisolarium incrassatum, Afrollonia matsushimensis (91296 91301)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Semisolarium moniliferum (98244)
Albian113.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) Margarites mirabilis (1844)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Semisolarium bassae (60071)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France Semisolarium breistrofferi (58389) Semisolarium sp. (56561)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0United Kingdom (England) Semisolarium moniliferum (1827 1834 1862)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Japan Semisolarium incrassatum (91255)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3France Semisolarium sp. (56845)