Mitra (gastropod)

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]

Subgenus Dibaphimitra Cernohorsky, 1970
Subgenus Dibaphus Philippi, 1847
Subgenus Fusimitra Conrad, 1855
Subgenus Mitra Lamarck, 1798
Subgenus Nebularia Swainson, 1840
Subgenus Sohlia Cernohorsky, 1970
Subgenus Strigatella Swainson, 1840

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
Subgenus Nebularia
  • Mitra boucheti Cernohorsky, 1988

References


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