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Little margarite

Margarites pupillus (A. A. Gould, 1849)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The little margarite (Margarites pupillus) is a species in the family Margaritesidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the little margarite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the little margarite live?

Not recorded

Is the little margarite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the little margarite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyMargaritesidae
  6. genusMargarites
  7. SpeciesMargarites pupillus (A. A. Gould, 1849)

Synonyms Margarita calostoma, Margarites pupilla, Trochus pupillus

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Puppet margariteEnglish
  • Puppet top shellEnglish
  • Puppen-KreiselschneckeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the little margarite

Other species in the same genus Margarites.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the little margarite?

The little margarite (Margarites pupillus) belongs to the family Margaritesidae in the order Trochida.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Little margarite (Margarites pupillus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-margarite

MLA

“Little margarite (Margarites pupillus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-margarite.

BibTeX
@misc{little_margarite_2026,
  title = {Little margarite (Margarites pupillus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-margarite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}