title: Margaritidae
text: # Margaritidae
  
  Margaritidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
  
  Margaritinae Thiele, 1924, originally a subfamily in Trochidae was moved to Turbinidae following Williams et al. 2007. It has been elevated to the rank of family Margaritidae. This family has no subfamilies.
  
  ## Genera
  
  Genera within the family Margaritidae include:
  
  * Anomphalogaza Hickman, 2012
  * Antimargarita Powell, 1951
  * Callogaza Dall, 1881
  * Gaza Watson, 1879
  * Margarites Gray, 1847
  
  ### Genera brought into synonymy
  
  * Eumargarita P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
  * Margarita Leach, 1819: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
  * Valvatella Gray, 1857: synonym of Margarites Gray, 1847
  