Mitra (gastropod)

Mitra
A drawing of a live individual of Mitra mitra showing its long proboscis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Mitridae
Genus:	Mitra Lamarck, 1798
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Vicimitra Iredale, 1929

Mitra is a large genus of medium to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae, the miter shells or miter snails.

This genus is named after the ecclesiastical headgear, the miter, because of the shells' general shape.

These sea snails create shells that are considered attractive by shell collectors; the shells are solid, high-spired and are often colorful.

Species

Mitra (Strigatella) paupercula

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Mitra : ^[1]

• Mitra acupicta Reeve, 1844 : synonym of Vexillum (Costellaria) acupictum (Reeve, 1845)
• Mitra aikeni Lussi, 2009
• Mitra alborufa Bozzetti, 2009
• Mitra aliciae Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra amabilis Reeve, 1845 : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) amabile (Reeve, 1845)
• Mitra ambigua Swainson, 1829
• Mitra ancillides Broderip, 1836
• Mitra antillensis Dall, 1889
• Mitra arnoldeyasi Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra aureolata Swainson, 1844 : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) aureolatum (Reeve, 1844)
• Mitra aurora floridula Jay, 1874
• Mitra barbadensis (Gmelin, 1791) - Barbados miter
• Mitra bovei Kiener, 1838
• Mitra brunnea Pease : synonym of Mitra (Strigatella) fastigium Reeve, 1845
• Mitra caliginosa, Reeve, 1844
• Mitra carbonaria Swainson, 1798
• Mitra cardinalis (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra chalybeia Reeve, 1844
• Mitra chinensis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
• Mitra christinae Poppe, 2008
• Mitra circula Kiener, 1838 : synonym of Neocancilla circula (Kiener, 1838)
• Mitra coffea Schubert & Wagner, 1829
• Mitra cookii Sowerby, 1874
• Mitra cornea (Lamarck, 1811)
• Mitra cornicula (Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) ebenus (Lamarck, 1811)
• Mitra cuyosae Poppe, 2008
• Mitra cylindrica Rve. : synonym of Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844
• Mitra daedala Rve. : synonym of Vexillum (Costellaria) daedalum (Reeve, 1845)
• Mitra damasomonteiroi Cossignani & Cossignani, 2007
• Mitra deprofundis Turner, 2001
• Mitra deshayesi Reeve, 1844 : synonym of Vexillum (Costellaria) deshayesi (Reeve, 1845)
• Mitra digitalis Dillwyn : synonym of Mitra (Mitra) imperialis Röding, 1798
• Mitra dondani Cernohorsky, 1985
• Mitra edentula Swainson, 1823
• Mitra edgari Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra episcopalis Linnaeus, 1758 : synonym of Mitra (Mitra) mitra (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Mitra eremitarum Röding, 1798
• Mitra espinosai Sarasúa, 1978
• Mitra exasperata Chemnitz, 1790 : synonym of Vexillum (Costellaria) exasperatum (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra fasciolaris Deshayes in Laborde & Linant, 1834
• Mitra filaris : synonym of Cancilla (Domiporta) filaris (Linnaeus, 1771)
• Mitra fissurata : synonym of Scabricola (Swainsonia) fissurata (Lamarck, 1811)
• Mitra flammigera Reeve
• Mitra fulgurita Reeve, 1844
• Mitra fultoni E. A. Smith, 1892 - pitted miter
• Mitra fulva Swainson, 1831 : synonym of Mitra (Mitra) coffea Schubert & Wagner, 1829
• Mitra fusca Swainson : synonym of Scabricola (Swainsonia) fusca (Swainson, 1824)
• Mitra fusioides Lea, 1833 †
• Mitra gabonensis Biraghi, 1984
• Mitra gilbertsoni (Cate, 1968)
• Mitra glabra Swainson, 1821
• Mitra glaphyria Turner, 2001
• Mitra goreensis Melvill, 1925
• Mitra gracilefragum Turner , 2007
• Mitra granulosa Lamarck : synonym of Mitra nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra guttata Swainson, 1824
• Mitra hansturneri Guillot de Suduiraut E. & Guillot de Suduiraut E., 2009
• Mitra hebes (Reeve, 1845) : synonym of Neocancilla hebes (Reeve, 1845)
• Mitra heinickei Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003
• Mitra holkosa Li, Zhang & Li, 2005
• Mitra honkeri Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra idae Melvill, 1893 - half-pitted miter
• Mitra imperialis Röding, 1798
• Mitra incompta (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Mitra inquinata Reeve, 1844
• Mitra intermedia Kiener, 1838 : synonym of Vexillum (Vexillum) intermedium (Kiener, 1838)
• Mitra interpunctata Odhner, 1919 : synonym of Vexillum (Costellaria) scitulum (A. Adams, 1853)
• Mitra joostei Lussi, 2009
• Mitra kantori Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra kilburni Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra labecula Herrmann & Dekkers, 2009
• Mitra latruncularia Reeve, 1844
• Mitra leforti Turner , 2007
• Mitra lenhilli Petuch, 1988 ^[2]
• Mitra leonardi Petuch, 1990 ^[3]
• Mitra lienardi Sowerby, 1874
• Mitra litterata Lamarck, 1811
• Mitra lussii Turner & Salisbury, 2007
• Mitra manuellae Cossignani, 2006
• Mitra margaritatus Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra marrowi Turner, 2001
• Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Mitra nigra (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra nitilina Duclos : synonym of Mitra (Strigatella) fastigium Reeve, 1845
• Mitra nivea (Broderip, 1836)
• Mitra nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791) - beaded miter
• Mitra nubila (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra obeliscus Reeve, 1844 : synonym of Vexillum (Costellaria) obeliscus (Reeve, 1844)
• Mitra oleacea Reeve : synonym of Zierliana oleacea (Reeve, 1844)
• Mitra oliverai Poppe, 2008
• Mitra orientalis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
• Mitra pallida Nowell-Usticke, 1959
• Mitra papalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Mitra pele Cernohorsky, 1970
• Mitra perdulca Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra perrieri Dautzenberg, 1929
• Mitra picta Reeve, 1844
• Mitra pontificalis Lamarck : synonym of Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807)
• Mitra poppei Guillot de Suduiraut, 2000
• Mitra porcellana Melvill & Standen, 1912 : synonym of Volutomitra porcellana (Melvill & Standen, 1912)
• Mitra praestantissima : synonym of Cancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1798)
• Mitra regina Sowerby, 1830 : synonym of Vexillum (Vexillum) citrinum (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra rossiae Reeve, 1844
• Mitra rufescens A. Ad. : synonym of Neocancilla circula (Kiener, 1838)
• Mitra salva Turner, 2001
• Mitra sarinoae Poppe, 2008
• Mitra sarmientoi Poppe, 2008
• Mitra schepmani Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2003
• Mitra sculptilis : synonym of Vexillum (Costellaria) sculptile (Reeve, 1845)
• Mitra semiferruginea Reeve, 1845
• Mitra semigranosa Martens, 1897
• Mitra semperi Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra silviae Turner , 2007
• Mitra solida Reeve, 1844
• Mitra speciosa : synonym of Vexillum (Pusia) speciosum (Reeve, 1844)
• Mitra sphaerulata Martyn, 1784: synonym of Neocancilla papilio (Link, 1807)
• Mitra stictica (Link, 1807)
• Mitra straminea A. Adams, 1853 - Gulf Stream miter
• Mitra stricta Link : misspelling of Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807)
• Mitra strongae Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra taeniata Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Vexillum (Vexillum) taeniatum (Lamarck, 1811)
• Mitra tagaroae Poppe, 2008
• Mitra terebralis : synonym of Mitra (Mitra) incompta (Lightfoot, 1786)
• Mitra terryni Poppe, 2008
• Mitra thachi Turner , 2007
• Mitra triplicata Martens, 1904
• Mitra tuberosa Reeve, 1845
• Mitra ustulata Reeve, 1844
• Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844
• Mitra versicolor Martyn, 1784
• Mitra wareni Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra willani Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009
• Mitra zonata Marryat, 1818

Subgenus Dibaphimitra Cernohorsky, 1970

• Mitra florida Gould, 1856 - Florida miter

Subgenus Dibaphus Philippi, 1847

• Mitra edentula Swainson, 1823
• Mitra multiplicata (Pease, 1865)

Subgenus Fusimitra Conrad, 1855

• Mitra swainsonii Broderip, 1836 - Antillean miter

Subgenus Mitra Lamarck, 1798

• Mitra aerumnosa Melvill, 1888
• Mitra albina A. Adams, 1853
• Mitra barbieri Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
• Mitra brinkae Salisbury & Kilburn, 1996
• Mitra deynzeri Cernohorsky, 1980
• Mitra fusiformis
  • Mitra fusiformis zonata Marryat, 1818
• Mitra hilli Cernohorsky, 1976
• Mitra lacunosa Reeve, 1844
• Mitra magnifica Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
• Mitra marmorea Turner, 2007
• Mitra midwayensis Kosuge, 1979
• Mitra nadayaoi Bozzetti, 1997
• Mitra subflava (Kuroda & Habe, 1971)

Subgenus Nebularia Swainson, 1840

• Mitra amaura Hervier, 1897
• Mitra atjehensis Oostingh, 1939
• Mitra aurantia (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Mitra aurantia crassicostata Sowerby, 1874
  • Mitra aurantia subruppeli Finlay, 1927
• Mitra aurora Dohrn, 1861
  • Mitra aurora floridula Sowerby,
• Mitra avenacea Reeve, 1845
• Mitra barbadensis (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra belcheri Hinds, 1844
• Mitra bernhardina (Röding, 1798)
• Mitra chrysalis Reeve, 1844
• Mitra chrysostoma Broderip, 1936
• Mitra coarctata Reeve, 1844
• Mitra contracta Swainson, 1820
• Mitra coronata Lamarck, 1811
• Mitra crenata (Broderip, 1836)
• Mitra cucumerina Lamarck, 1811
• Mitra doliolum Küster, 1839
• Mitra dovpeledi Turner, 1997
• Mitra earlei Cernohorsky, 1977
• Mitra effusa Broderip, 1836
• Mitra ferruginea Lamarck, 1811
• Mitra fraga Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
• Mitra fulvescens Broderip, 1836
• Mitra gausapata Reeve, 1845
• Mitra gonatophora Sturany, 1903
• Mitra hayashii (Kira, 1959)
• Mitra inca Ordigny, 1842
• Mitra lens (Wood, 1828)
• Mitra lorenzi Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
• Mitra luctuosa A. Adams, 1813
• Mitra lugubris Swainson, 1821
• Mitra maesta Reeve, 1845
• Mitra muricata (Broderip, 1836)
• Mitra nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra proscissa Reeve, 1844
• Mitra pudica Pease, 1860
• Mitra puncticulata Lamarck, 1811
• Mitra punctostriata A. Adams, 1855
• Mitra pyramis (Wood, 1828)
• Mitra rosacea Reeve, 1845
• Mitra rubiginosa Reeve, 1844
• Mitra rubritincta Reeve, 1844
• Mitra rueppellii Reeve, 1844
• Mitra sanguinolenta Lamarck, 1811
• Mitra semiferruginea Reeve, 1845
• Mitra solanderi Reeve, 1844
• Mitra sophiae Crosse, 1862
• Mitra sowerbyi
  • Mitra sowerbyi kingae Cernohorsky, 1972
• Mitra sphoni Shasky & Campbell, 1964
• Mitra straminea A. Adams, 1853
• Mitra suturata Reeve, 1845
• Mitra tabanula Lamarck, 1811
• Mitra telescopium Reeve, 1844
• Mitra testacea Broderip, 1836
• Mitra ticaonica Reeve, 1844
• Mitra turgida Reeve, 1845
• Mitra vexillum Reeve, 1844
• Mitra vultuosa Reeve, 1845

Subgenus Sohlia Cernohorsky, 1970

• Mitra carbonacea (Hinds, 1844)

Subgenus Strigatella Swainson, 1840

• Mitra acuminata Swainson, 1824
• Mitra assimilis Pease, 1868
• Mitra auriculoides Reeve, 1845
• Mitra bellula A. Adams, 1853
• Mitra colombelliformis Kiener, 1838
• Mitra decurtata Reeve, 1844
• Mitra fastigium Reeve, 1845
• Mitra flavocingulata Lamy, 1938
• Mitra paupercula (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Mitra peculiaris Reeve, 1845
• Mitra pellisserpentis Reeve, 1844
• Mitra pica Dillwyn, 1817
• Mitra retusa Lamarck, 1822
• Mitra scutulata (Gmelin, 1791)
• Mitra tristis Broderip, 1836
• Mitra typha Reeve, 1845

Species in this genus also include^[4][5]:

• Mitra brasiliensis Oliveira, 1869
• Mitra dolorosa Dall, 1903)
• Mitra flammulata
• Mitra grammatula Dall, 1927: synonym of Mitromorpha grammatula (Dall, 1927)
• Mitra larranagai Carcelles, 1947
• Mitra saldanha Matthews & Rios, 1970
• Mitra saltata
• Mitra zilpha Dall, 1927: synonym of Mitromorpha zilpha (Dall, 1927)

The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following species with names in current use : ^[6]

Subgenus Mitra

• Mitra stictica (Link, 1807)
• Mitra rinaldii Turner, 1993

Subgenus Nebularia

• Mitra boucheti Cernohorsky, 1988

References

1. ^ WoRMS : Mitra
2. ^ Malacolog : Mitra lenhilli
3. ^ Malacolog : Mitra leonardi
4. ^ "Mitra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=74512. 
5. ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
6. ^ OBIS : Mitra