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Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815

571966  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:571966)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Palaeoheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Unionida (Order)
  9. Unionoidea (Superfamily)
  10. Margaritiferidae (Family)
  11. Margaritiferinae (Subfamily)
  12. Margaritifera (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Margaritana Schumacher, 1817 · unaccepted (objective synonym)
Pseudomargaritifera Q.-H. Ma, 1996 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Solenoides Q.-H. Ma, 1996 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Margaritifera arca Chepalyga, 1964 †
  2. Species Margaritifera argillacea Tolstikova, 1976 †
  3. Species Margaritifera baicalica Popova, 1964 †
  4. Species Margaritifera baichengensis (Z.-W. Gu, 1976) †
  5. Species Margaritifera condoni (C. A. White, 1885) †
  6. Species Margaritifera crosthwaitei (R. B. Newton, 1909) †
  7. Species Margaritifera dahurica (Middendorff, 1850)
  8. Species Margaritifera dazhuensis X.-Z. Liu, 1984 †
  9. Species Margaritifera deviatkini Chepalyga, 1971 †
  10. Species Margaritifera distorta (W. Bean, 1836) †
  11. Species Margaritifera elongata (Martinson, 1982) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  12. Species Margaritifera endlichi (C. A. White, 1877) †
  13. Species Margaritifera falcata (A. Gould, 1850)
  14. Species Margaritifera fortis (J.-H. Chen & Y.-M. Xu, 1980) †
  15. Species Margaritifera gerberi Modell, 1934 †
  16. Species Margaritifera geyeri Modell, 1931 †
  17. Species Margaritifera glabra (C. M. Kolesnikov, 1956) †
  18. Species Margaritifera hantkeni Modell, 1950 †
  19. Species Margaritifera haushamensis Modell, 1931 †
  20. Species Margaritifera hembeli (Conrad, 1838)
  21. Species Margaritifera herrei (Hannibal, 1912) †
  22. Species Margaritifera huadongensis Q.-H. Ma, 1980 †
  23. Species Margaritifera inaequiradiata (Gümbel, 1861) †
  24. Species Margaritifera kamtschatica Chepalyga, 1976 †
  25. Species Margaritifera kurilensis (Zatravkin & Starobogatov, 1984)
  26. Species Margaritifera laevis (F. Haas, 1910)
  27. Species Margaritifera lagriega Delvene, Munt, Piñuela & García-Ramos, 2016 †
  28. Species Margaritifera lufengensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1976) †
  29. Species Margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus, 1758)
  30. Species Margaritifera marrianae R. I. Johnson, 1983
  31. Species Margaritifera nanshanensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1984) †
  32. Species Margaritifera occulta Maderni, 1972 †
  33. Species Margaritifera otatumei K. Suzuki, 1942 †
  34. Species Margaritifera owadaensis Noda, 1970 †
  35. Species Margaritifera perdahurica (Yokoyama, 1932) †
  36. Species Margaritifera plana (Q.-H. Ma, 1996) †
  37. Species Margaritifera praedahurica Chepalyga, 1971 †
  38. Species Margaritifera praesachalinensis Chepalyga, 1976 †
  39. Species Margaritifera pujiangensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1980) †
  40. Species Margaritifera pujiangensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1996) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, secondary homonym of Margaritifera pujiangensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1980))
  41. Species Margaritifera sainshandensis (Martinson, 1982) †
  42. Species Margaritifera schneideri Modell, 1931 †
  43. Species Margaritifera sinopae (T. D. A. Cockerell, 1915) †
  44. Species Margaritifera subflabellata (Rollier, 1910) †
  45. Species Margaritifera tanggulaensis (S.-X. Wen, 1979) †
  46. Species Margaritifera valdensis (Mantell, 1844) †
  47. Species Margaritifera xuanhanensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1996) †
  48. Species Margaritifera zhejiangensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1996) †
  49. Subgenus Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) F. Haas, 1910 accepted as Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815
    1. Species Margaritifera (Margaritanopsis) occulta Maderni, 1972 † accepted as Margaritifera occulta Maderni, 1972 † (subgenus is a junior synonym)
  50. Subgenus Margaritifera (Margaritifera) Schumacher, 1815 accepted as Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815
    1. Species Margaritifera (Margaritifera) rhazensis Mongin, 1968 † accepted as Cumberlandia rhazensis (Mongin, 1968) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Margaritifera (Margaritifera) arca Chepalyga, 1964 † represented as Margaritifera arca Chepalyga, 1964 †
  51. Subgenus Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) Q.-H. Ma, 1984 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera Q.-H. Ma, 1984 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) guangyuanensis Q.-H. Ma, 1984 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera guangyuanensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1984) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Margaritifera (Palaeomargaritifera) qianweiensis Q.-H. Ma, 1984 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera guangyuanensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1984) † (subjective synonym)
  52. Subgenus Margaritifera (Pseudounio) [sic] accepted as Pseudunio F. Haas, 1910 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
    1. Species Margaritifera (Pseudounio) tibetica Z.-W. Gu, 1976 † accepted as Gibbosula tibetica (Z.-W. Gu, 1976) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  53. Subgenus Margaritifera (Pseudunio) F. Haas, 1910 accepted as Pseudunio F. Haas, 1910
    1. Species Margaritifera (Pseudunio) angulata Q.-H. Ma, 1996 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera angulata (Q.-H. Ma, 1996) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Margaritifera (Pseudunio) flabellata (Goldfuss, 1837) † accepted as Pseudunio flabellatus (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Margaritifera (Pseudunio) idubedae (Palacios & R. Sánchez, 1885) † accepted as Paraheudeana idubedae (Palacios & R. Sánchez, 1885) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Margaritifera (Pseudunio) modelli Čtyroký, 1965 † accepted as Pseudunio modelli (Čtyroký, 1965) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Margaritifera (Pseudunio) moldavica Chepalyga, 1964 † accepted as Pseudunio flabellatiformis (Grigorovich-Beresovskiy, 1915) †
    6. Species Margaritifera (Pseudunio) robusta Chepalyga, 1964 † accepted as Pseudunio flabellatiformis (Grigorovich-Beresovskiy, 1915) †
    7. Species Margaritifera (Pseudunio) saharica Mongin, 1968 † accepted as Cumberlandia saharica (Mongin, 1968) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  54. Subgenus Margaritifera (Qiyangia) J.-H. Chen & Y.-M. Xu, 1980 † accepted as Qiyangia J.-H. Chen & Y.-M. Xu, 1980 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Margaritifera (Qiyangia) loxos (J.-H. Chen & Y.-M. Xu, 1980) † accepted as Qiyangia loxos J.-H. Chen & Y.-M. Xu, 1980 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Margaritifera (Qiyangia) shenmunensis C.-W. Xiong, 1988 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera isfarensis (B. I. Chernyshev, 1937) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Margaritifera (Qiyangia) xuanhanensis Q.-H. Ma, 1984 † accepted as Qiyangia xuanhanensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1984) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  55. Species Margaritifera antiqua Z.-W. Gu & J.-S. Yu, 1976 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera antiqua (Z.-W. Gu & J.-S. Yu, 1976) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  56. Species Margaritifera argillaceus Tolstikova, 1976 † accepted as Margaritifera argillacea Tolstikova, 1976 † (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  57. Species Margaritifera auricularia (L. Spengler, 1793) accepted as Pseudunio auricularius (L. Spengler, 1793) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Margaritifera baumbergeri Modell, 1938 † accepted as Pseudunio baumbergeri (Modell, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Margaritifera crestata J.-M. Wei, 1984 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera manasensis (J.-M. Wei, 1984) † (subjective synonym)
  60. Species Margaritifera delunshanensis J.-M. Wei, 1984 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera isfarensis (B. I. Chernyshev, 1937) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  61. Species Margaritifera flabellata (Goldfuss, 1837) † accepted as Pseudunio flabellatus (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  62. Species Margaritifera guanyintanensis C.-W. Xiong & S.-Y. Wang, 1979 † accepted as Unio uralensis B. I. Chernyshev, 1937 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  63. Species Margaritifera homsensis (I. Lea, 1865) accepted as Pseudunio homsensis (I. Lea, 1865)
  64. Species Margaritifera isfarensis (B. I. Chernyshev, 1937) † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera isfarensis (B. I. Chernyshev, 1937) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  65. Species Margaritifera laosensis (I. Lea, 1863) accepted as Gibbosula laosensis (I. Lea, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  66. Species Margaritifera marocana (Pallary, 1918) accepted as Pseudunio marocanus (Pallary, 1918)
  67. Species Margaritifera martinsoni Modell, 1964 † accepted as Margaritifera baicalica Popova, 1964 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  68. Species Margaritifera middendorffi (Rosén, 1926) accepted as Margaritifera laevis (F. Haas, 1910) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  69. Species Margaritifera qiyangensis C.-W. Xiong & S.-Y. Wang, 1979 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera isfarensis (B. I. Chernyshev, 1937) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  70. Species Margaritifera shanxiensis J.-S. Yu, 1984 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera isfarensis (B. I. Chernyshev, 1937) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  71. Species Margaritifera sichuanensis X.-Z. Liu, 1984 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera guangyuanensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1984) † (subjective synonym)
  72. Species Margaritifera tugriensis [sic] † accepted as Mengyinaia tugrigensis (Martinson, 1961) † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  73. Species Margaritifera yangbiensis Q.-H. Ma, 1976 † accepted as Palaeomargaritifera yangbiensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1976) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Species Margaritifera zhungarica J.-M. Wei, 1984 † accepted as Unio uralensis B. I. Chernyshev, 1937 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  75. Subgenus Margaritifera (Mengyinaia) J.-H. Chen, 1984 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    1. Species Margaritifera (Mengyinaia) yunnanensis Q.-H. Ma, 1996 † accepted as Mengyinaia yunnanensis (Q.-H. Ma, 1996) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  76. Species Margaritifera menkei (F. C. L. Koch & Dunker, 1837) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  77. Species Margaritifera pucici (Brusina, 1902) † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Schumacher, C. F. (1815). Afhandling over conchyliologiske systemer, og om nogle toskallede conchylier. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger (Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et des Lettres de Danemark).</em> 1813-1815: 7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2508198
page(s): 7 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2021) Marine Species Traits at: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571966 on 2025-09-15
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Margaritifera Schumacher, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571966 on 2025-09-15
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original description Schumacher, C. F. (1815). Afhandling over conchyliologiske systemer, og om nogle toskallede conchylier. <em>Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlinger (Bulletin de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et des Lettres de Danemark).</em> 1813-1815: 7., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2508198
page(s): 7 [details] 

original description (of Pseudomargaritifera Q.-H. Ma, 1996 †) Ma, Q.-H. (1996). Revision of Mesozoic Margaritiferidae in China and their development. <em>Acta Palaeontologica Sinica.</em> 35(4): 408-429.
page(s): 420, 427 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Solenoides Q.-H. Ma, 1996 †) Ma, Q.-H. (1996). Revision of Mesozoic Margaritiferidae in China and their development. <em>Acta Palaeontologica Sinica.</em> 35(4): 408-429.
page(s): 422, 428 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Margaritana Schumacher, 1817) Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. <em>Schultz, Copenghagen.</em> iv + 288 pp., 22 pls., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81329 [details] 

basis of record Bolotov I.N., Vikhrev I.V., Bespalaya Y.V., Gofarov M.Y., Kondakov A.V., Konopleva E.S., Bolotov N.N. & Lyubas A.A. (2016). Multi-locus fossil-calibrated phylogeny, biogeography and a subgeneric revision of the Margaritiferidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 103: 104-121., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.020 [details] 

additional source Henderson, J. (1928). <i>Margaritifera</i> vs. <i>Margaritana</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 41(3): 91., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8519822 [details] 
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