Falsimargarita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.[1]
Description
This genus differs from the other genera in the family Calliostomatidae by several characteristics: the conspicuous spiral whorls, obvious sculpture, an open umbilicus, a thin shell and external iridescence.[2]
Distribution
The species of this cold-water genus occurs in Antarctic waters and off the Magellanic Region of South America.
Species
Species within the genus Falsimargarita include:
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Falsimargarita atlantoides (Quinn, 1992)
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Falsimargarita benthicola Dell, 1990[3]
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Falsimargarita callista B. A. Marshall, 2016
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Falsimargarita challengerica B. A. Marshall, 2016
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Falsimargarita coriolis B. A. Marshall, 2016
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Falsimargarita coronata (Quinn, 1992)
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Falsimargarita eximia B. A. Marshall, 2016
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Falsimargarita gemma (E.A. Smith, 1915)[4]
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Falsimargarita georgiana Dell, 1990[5]
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Falsimargarita glaucophaos (Barnard, 1963)
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Falsimargarita imperialis (Simone & Birman, 2006)
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Falsimargarita iris (E.A. Smith, 1915)
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Falsimargarita kapala B. A. Marshall, 2016
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Falsimargarita nauduri Warén & Bouchet, 2001[6]
- †Falsimargarita parvispira Quilty, Darragh, Gallagher & Harding, 2016
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Falsimargarita renkeri Engl, 2020
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Falsimargarita stephaniae Rios & Simone, 2005[7]
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Falsimargarita tangaroa B. A. Marshall, 2016
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Falsimargarita terespira Simone, 2008[8]
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Falsimargarita thielei (Hedley, 1916)[9]
References
- Dell R.K. (1990). Antarctic Mollusca with special reference to the fauna of the Ross Sea. Bulletin of the Royal Society of New Zealand., 27, 1–3,264-285 pp. page(s): 93
- Marshall, B. A. (2016). New species of Venustatrochus Powell, 1951 from New Zealand, and new species of Falsimargarita Powell, 1951 and a new genus of the Calliostomatidae from the southwest Pacific, with comments on some other calliostomatid genera (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Molluscan Research. 36: 119-141
