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Margarites gigantea
(Leche, 1878)
AphiaID
749203
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:749203)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Vetigastropoda
Trochida
Trochoidea
Margaritesidae
Margarites
Margarites gigantea
Status
unaccepted
Accepted name
Margarites giganteus
(Leche, 1878)
Rank
Species
Parent
Margarites
Leach, 1847
Original name
Margarita argentata var. gigantea
Leche, 1878
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Margarita argentata var. gigantea
Leche, 1878
)
Leche, W. (1878). Öfversigt öfver de af svenska expeditionerna till Novaja Semlja och Jenissej 1875 och 1876 insamlade. Hafsmollusker. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ny följd.</em> 16(2): 1-86, pls. 1, 2.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811522
page(s): 43, pl. 1 fig. 2
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase.
Margarites gigantea
(Leche, 1878). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=749203 on 2026-09-15
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Margarites gigantea
(Leche, 1878). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=749203 on 2026-09-15
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2014-01-30 12:11:24Z
created
Gofas, Serge
2022-04-24 20:14:08Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2022-07-08 09:13:01Z
changed
Vinarski, Maxim
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Sources (2)
Links (1)
original description
(of
Margarita argentata var. gigantea
Leche, 1878
)
Leche, W. (1878). Öfversigt öfver de af svenska expeditionerna till Novaja Semlja och Jenissej 1875 och 1876 insamlade. Hafsmollusker. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ny följd.</em> 16(2): 1-86, pls. 1, 2.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811522
page(s): 43, pl. 1 fig. 2
[details]
status source
Kantor Yu.I. & Sysoev A.V. (2006) <i>Marine and brackish water Gastropoda of Russia and adjacent countries: an illustrated catalogue.</i> Moscow: KMK Scientific Press. 372 pp. + 140 pls.
,
available online at
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350432257_Marine_and_brackish-water_Gastropoda_of_Russia_and_adjacent_countries_an_illustrated_catalogue
page(s): 32, pl. 12 B
[details]
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