Margarella violacea information

Margarella violacea
	Six live-collected shells of Margarella violacea with each operculum held in place with glue and cotton
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Margarella
Species:	M. violacea
Binomial name
	Margarella violacea; (King & Broderip, 1832)
Synonyms
	Margarita magellanica Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848; Margarita persica Gould, A.A., 1852; Margarites violacea (King & Broderip, 1832); Photinula almyris Rochebrune, A.-T. de & J. Mabille, 1885; Photinula depressa Preston, 1913; Photinula halmyris Rochebrune, A.-T. de & J. Mabille, 1891; Photinula solidula Cooper & Preston, 1910; Photinula violacea King & Broderip, 1832 (original description); Trochus violacea (King & Broderip, 1832);

Margarella violacea is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae, the top snails.^[1]

^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Margarella whiteana Linse, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=197259 on 2022-10-24

Margarella violacea

Six live-collected shells of Margarella violacea with each operculum held in place with glue and cotton
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Calliostomatidae
Genus:	Margarella
Species:	M. violacea
Binomial name
*Margarella violacea* (King & Broderip, 1832)
Synonyms
Margarita magellanica Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 Margarita persica Gould, A.A., 1852 Margarites violacea (King & Broderip, 1832) Photinula almyris Rochebrune, A.-T. de & J. Mabille, 1885 Photinula depressa Preston, 1913 Photinula halmyris Rochebrune, A.-T. de & J. Mabille, 1891 Photinula solidula Cooper & Preston, 1910 Photinula violacea King & Broderip, 1832 (original description) Trochus violacea (King & Broderip, 1832)