Margarites
E495040
Margarites is a genus of small marine snails, commonly known as margarite top shells, found in cold and temperate seas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margarites canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5097260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margarites Context triple: [Margarida, derivedFrom, Margarites]
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A.
Selenites
Selenites are the fictional intelligent lunar inhabitants depicted in H. G. Wells's science fiction novel "The First Men in the Moon," characterized by their insect-like physiology and complex underground society.
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B.
Marga
Marga is a feminine given name, commonly used as a short or diminutive form of names like Margarita or Margareta.
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C.
Murroes
Murroes is a small rural village in eastern Scotland, situated within the historic county of Angus near the city of Dundee.
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D.
Meliae
The Meliae are nymphs from Greek mythology associated with ash trees and often linked to the early generations of humanity and rustic woodland life.
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E.
Cérons
Cérons is a French wine appellation in the Graves region of Bordeaux, known for its sweet white wines made primarily from Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Margarites Target entity description: Margarites is a genus of small marine snails, commonly known as margarite top shells, found in cold and temperate seas.
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A.
Selenites
Selenites are the fictional intelligent lunar inhabitants depicted in H. G. Wells's science fiction novel "The First Men in the Moon," characterized by their insect-like physiology and complex underground society.
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B.
Marga
Marga is a feminine given name, commonly used as a short or diminutive form of names like Margarita or Margareta.
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C.
Murroes
Murroes is a small rural village in eastern Scotland, situated within the historic county of Angus near the city of Dundee.
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D.
Meliae
The Meliae are nymphs from Greek mythology associated with ash trees and often linked to the early generations of humanity and rustic woodland life.
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E.
Cérons
Cérons is a French wine appellation in the Graves region of Bordeaux, known for its sweet white wines made primarily from Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Margaritidae
ⓘ
linked to:
Littorinidae
|
| belongsToGroup |
marine mollusks
ⓘ
sea snails ⓘ |
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| class | Gastropoda ⓘ |
| commonName |
margarite top shells
ⓘ
top shells ⓘ |
| describedAs | genus of small marine snails ⓘ |
| distribution |
cold seas
ⓘ
temperate seas ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | part of marine benthic community ⓘ |
| environment | sea ⓘ |
| family |
Margaritidae
ⓘ
linked to:
Littorinidae
|
| feedingType | grazing ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Northern Hemisphere seas
ⓘ
subarctic waters ⓘ temperate coastal waters ⓘ |
| habitat | marine environment ⓘ |
| hasCirculatorySystem | open circulatory system ⓘ |
| hasCoelom | coelomate ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage |
adult stage
ⓘ
larval stage ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasRadula | yes ⓘ |
| hasShell | yes ⓘ |
| hasTaxonAuthor | Philippi ⓘ |
| isA | marine gastropod genus ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | benthic ⓘ |
| locomotion | muscular foot ⓘ |
| metabolism | aerobic ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Margaritidae ⓘ |
| phylum | Mollusca ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills ⓘ |
| shellComposition | calcareous shell ⓘ |
| shellShape | top-shaped ⓘ |
| shellSize | small ⓘ |
| skeleton | exoskeleton ⓘ |
| subclass | Vetigastropoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| taxonStatus | valid genus name ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | primary consumer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Margarites Description of subject: Margarites is a genus of small marine snails, commonly known as margarite top shells, found in cold and temperate seas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.