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Margarites (Margarites) J. E. Gray, 1847
1512729 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512729)
alternative representation
Subgenus
- Species Margarites (Margarites) gigantea (Leche, 1878) accepted as Margarites giganteus (Leche, 1878)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) helicina (Phipps, 1774) accepted as Margarites (Margarites) helicinus (Phipps, 1774) represented as Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774) (wrong gender agreement of the species epithet)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) koreanica (Dall, 1919) accepted as Margarites koreanicus (Dall, 1919) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) ochotensis (R. A. Philippi, 1851) accepted as Margarites schantaricus (Middendorff, 1849) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) olivacea (T. Brown, 1827) accepted as Margarites olivaceus (T. Brown, 1827) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) rossica Dall, 1919 accepted as Margarites rossicus Dall, 1919 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) striata Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 accepted as Margarites sordidus (Hancock, 1846) (based on an invalid original combination)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) vortificifera (Dall, 1873) accepted as Margarites vorticiferus (Dall, 1873) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) australis Shikama & Chiang, 1977 represented as Margarites australis Shikama & Chiang, 1977
- Species Margarites (Margarites) groenlandica (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Margarites groenlandicus (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) helicinus (Phipps, 1774) represented as Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
- Species Margarites (Margarites) vahlii (Möller, 1842) represented as Margarites vahlii (Møller, 1842)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Margarites Leach, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 271, nr. 86 [details]
page(s): 271, nr. 86 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Margarites (Margarites) J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512729 on 2025-09-10
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(of Margarites Leach, 1847) Gray, J. E. (1847). The classification of the British Mollusca, by W. E. Leach, M.D. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (1) 20(133): 267-273. [published 1 October 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2278926
page(s): 271, nr. 86 [details]
page(s): 271, nr. 86 [details]