Margarella
Encyclopedia
Margarella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Trochidae
, the top shells.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Trochidae
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
, the top shells.
Species
Species within the genus Margarella include:- Margarella achilles (Strebel, 1908)
- Margarella antarcticaMargarella antarcticaMargarella antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
(Lamy, 1905) - Margarella antipoda antipoda (Hombron & JacquinotHonoré JacquinotHonoré Jacquinot was a French surgeon and zoologist. Jacquinot was the younger brother of the naval officer Charles Hector Jacquinot, and sailed with him as a naturalist on La Zelee on Dumont d'Urville's Astrolabe expedition . With J. B...
, 1854)- Margarella antipoda hinemoaMargarella antipoda hinemoaMargarella antipoda hinemoa is a subspecies of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells. This subspecies is found in the sub-Antarctic islands of New Zealand.-References:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1955 - Margarella antipoda puysegurensisMargarella antipoda puysegurensisMargarella antipoda puysegurensis is a subspecies of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells. This subspecies is found at the South Island, New Zealand.-References:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1939 - Margarella antipoda roseaMargarella antipoda roseaMargarella antipoda rosea is a subspecies of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 4 mm and 12 mm.-External links:* -References:...
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1873)
- Margarella antipoda hinemoa
- Margarella bouvetiaMargarella bouvetiaMargarella bouvetia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Powell, 1951 - Margarella expansa (Sowerby I, 1838)
- Margarella fulminataMargarella fulminataMargarella fulminata is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells. It is a shallow water gastropod, found only in the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.-References:...
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1873) - Margarella jason A. W. B. Powell, 1951
- Margarella macquariensisMargarella macquariensisMargarella macquariensis is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells. This species has only been found in the Macquarie Islands.-References:...
Hedley, 1916) - Margarella obsoleta A. W. B. Powell, 1951
- Margarella pruinosa (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
- Margarella steineni (Strebel, 1905)
- Margarella subantarctica (Strebel, 1908)
- Margarella tropidophoroides (Strebel, 1908)
- Margarella turneriMargarella turneriMargarella turneri is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top shells. This species is only known to occur on Stewart Island, New Zealand.-References:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1939 - Margarella violaceaMargarella violaceaMargarella violacea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.- Description :...
(King & Broderip, 1832) - Margarella wacei (Melvill & Standen, 1918)
- Margarella whiteanaMargarella whiteanaMargarella whiteana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
Linse, 2002
Further reading
- NZ Mollusca
- Powell A W BArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1