Mitra (gastropod)
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| A drawing of a live individual of Mitra mitra showing its long proboscis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Mitridae |
| Subfamily: | Mitrinae |
| Genus: | Mitra Lamarck, 1798 |
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| Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Mitra is a large genus of medium to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae, the miter shells or mitre snails.[1]
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[]
Many species that were previously in the genus Mitra have been reassigned in the past years to other genera, including Calcimitra, Gemmulimitra, Isara, Nebularia, Neotiara, Pseudonebularia, Quasimitra, Roseomitra, Strigatella and Vexillum. According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with accepted names are currently included within the genus Mitra:[1]
- Mitra abbatis Perry, 1811
- Mitra deprofundis Turner, 2001
- Dall, 1903 (taxon inquirendum)
- †Mitra fusiformis (Brocchi, 1814)
- †Mitra hectori Hutton, 1905
- Mitra inca d'Orbigny, 1841
- G. B. Sowerby II, 1874
- Mitra magnifica Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
- G. B. Sowerby III, 1913 (uncertain)
- Mitra mitra Linnaeus, 1758
- Mitra papalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mitra stictica (Link, 1807)
- †Mitra subscrobiculata d'Orbigny, 1852
- Mitra turgida Reeve, 1845
Species in this genus also include:[2][3]
- Oliveira, 1869
- Matthews & Rios, 1970
- Species brought into synonymy
- Mitra albozonata W. H. Turton, 1932: synonym of Quasimitra latruncularia (Reeve, 1844)
- Mitra articulata Reeve, 1845: synonym of Vexillum articulatum (Reeve, 1845)
- Mitra aubryana Hervier, 1897: synonym of Vexillum fortiplicatum (Pease, 1868)
- Mitra bifasciata Swainson, 1822: synonym of Vexillum caffrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- † Mitra fusioides Lea, 1833: synonym of (I. Lea, 1833)
- Mitra granata Reeve, 1845: synonym of Nebularia pellisserpentis (Reeve, 1844)
- Mitra grelloisi Récluz, 1853: synonym of Nebularia pellisserpentis (Reeve, 1844)
- Mitra infrafasciata Souverbie, 1865: synonym of Pusia microzonias (Lamarck, 1811)
- Mitra latruncularia Reeve, 1844 synonym of Quasimitra latruncularia (Reeve, 1844)
- Mitra lurida W. H. Turton, 1932: synonym of Vexillum patulum (Reeve, 1845)
- Mitra multisulcata G. B. Sowerby III, 1914: synonym of Strigatella subruppelli (Finlay, 1927)
- Mitra muricata (Broderip, 1836): synonym of Neotiara muricata (Broderip, 1836)
- Mitra uzielliana Crosse, 1861: synonym of Nebularia pellisserpentis (Reeve, 1844)
- Mitra variabilis Reeve, 1844: synonym of Quasimitra variabilis (Reeve, 1844)
- Mitra vezzaronellyae Cossignani, 2016: synonym of Nebularia peasei (Dohrn, 1860)
- Mitra zonalis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833: synonym of Vexillum caffrum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Gallery[]
Mitra stictica shell
References[]
- ^ a b c Mitra Lamarck, 1798. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Mitra". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
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