Margarita violaceaKing & Broderip, 1832, p. 346, Not figured [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: 'ad fretum Magellanicum' Range: 50.83°S to 55.74°S; 75.69°W to 57.25°W Depth: 0 to 382 m (live 0 to 90 m) Maximum Reported Size: 13.3 mm Distribution: Argentina: Burwood Bank; Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan, Chile References: Pelseneer (1903); Strebel (1905a) LlM; Powell (1951) c{D}NE; Dell (1971) d{SW}; Forcelli (2000) a; Linse (2002) DLSW Comments: King & Broderip (1832) note: "Of this shell the Indians make their necklaces; it is found adhering to the leaves of the Fucus giganteus, and it is the principal food of the Racehorse Duck (Micropterus Patachonicus, nob. in Proceedings of the Zoological Society, December 14, 1830, page 15.)" Combining Genera: Margarites Photinula Trochus
Photinula almyris sic, [Not available] Comments: Error for halmyris.
Photinula solidula var. depressaPreston, 1913, p. 219-220, pl. 4, fig. 3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Port Stanley, Falkland Islands Range: 51.8°S to 51.8°S; 58°W Maximum Reported Size: 11.8 mm Distribution: Falkland Islands References: Preston (1913) NSEWM; Powell (1951); Forcelli (2000) s
Photinula halmyrisRochebrune & Mabille, 1885, p. 108, [Rochbrune & Mabille 1889, pl. 4, fig. 6] [Synonym] Type Locality: Canal du Beagle Range: 55°S to 55°S; 68°W Maximum Reported Size: 11 mm Distribution: Tierra del Fuego References: Rochebrune & Mabille (1885) NSEWM; Powell (1951) s Comments: Castellanos & Landoni (1989) synonymize this with Photinostoma taeniata.
Margarita magellanicaHombron & Jacquinot, 1848, p. [Rousseau 1854, p. 59], pl. 14, fig. 29-31 [Synonym] Type Locality: Détroit de Magellan Maximum Reported Size: 10 mm Distribution: Straits of Magellan References: Rousseau (1854) M; Strebel (1905a) s
Margarita persicaGould, 1852, p. 193-194, [Gould 1860, pl. 14, fig. 230-230a] [Synonym] Type Locality: Cape Horn Range: 54°S to 54°S; 68°W Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm Distribution: Tierra del Fuego References: Gould (1852) NSEWM; Powell (1951) s Comments: Figure 230b cited by Gould (1852) apparently was not published.
Photinula solidulaCooper & Preston, 1910, p. 111-112, pl. 4, fig. 3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Falkland Islands Range: 52°S to 52°S; 60°W Maximum Reported Size: 12 mm Distribution: Falkland Islands References: Cooper & Preston (1910) NSEWM; Castellanos & Landoni (1989) s; Forcelli (2000) s
Partial List of References
Cooper, J. E. and H. B. Preston. 1910. Diagnoses of new species of marine and freshwater shells from the Falkland Islands, including descriptions of two new genera of marine Pelecypoda Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)5 110-114, pl. 4. [Stated date: -- Jan 1910.] Gould, A. A. 1852. Mollusca & Shells United States Exploring Expedition 12 xv + 510 pp. Gould & Lincoln: Boston. Hombron, J. B. and H. Jacquinot. 1848. Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie Zoologie, Mollusques pls. 9, 11-12, 14, 16-17, 19, 21-25. Gide et J. Baudry: Paris. [Stated date: 1842-1853; true date: 1848.] King, P. P. and W. J. Broderip. 1832. Description of the Cirrhipeda, Conchifera and Mollusca, in a collection formed by the officers of H.M.S. Adventure and Beagle employed between the years 1826 and 1830 in surveying the southern coasts of South America Zoological Journal 5 332-349. Preston, H. B. 1913. Descriptions of fifteen new species and varieties of marine shells from the Falkland Islands Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)11 218-223, pl. 4. [Stated date: -- Feb 1913; true date: pre 24 Feb.] Rochebrune, A.-T. and J. Mabille. 1885. Diagnoses de mollusques nouveaux, recueillis par les membres de la mission du Cap Horn et M. Lebrun, Préparateur au Muséum, chargé d'une mission à Santa-Cruz de Patagonie Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris (7)9 100-111. [True date: post 30 May.]
