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gastropod
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mollusk
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Mitromorphidae
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, in the superfamily
Conoidea
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and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Anarithma Iredale, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432393 on 2014-12-13]
Species
* ''
Anarithma drivasi''
Chang, 1995
* ''
Anarithma maesi''
Drivas & Jay, 1986
* ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Anarithma stepheni''
(Melvill & Standen, 1897)
* ''
Anarithma sublachryma
''Anarithma sublachryma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Anarithma sublachryma (Hervier, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
''
(Hervier, 1900)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Anarithma alphonsiana''
(Hervier, 1900): synonym of ''
Mitromorpha alphonsiana
''Mitromorpha alphonsiana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 6 mm, its diameter 2.75 mm.
The small shell has a biconic shape and an acumi ...
''
(Hervier, 1900)
* ''Anarithma dibolos''
K.H. Barnard, 1964: synonym of ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Anarithma dorcas''
Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of ''
Mitromorpha dorcas''
(Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971)
* ''Anarithma garrettii''
W.H. Pease, 1860: synonym of ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Anarithma iki''
E.A. Kay, 1979: synonym of ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Anarithma lachryma''
L.A. Reeve, 1845: synonym of ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Anarithma pacei''
Melvill, J.C. & R. Standen, 1897 (renamed): synonym of ''
Anarithma stepheni''
(Melvill & Standen, 1897)
* ''Anarithma pamila''
P.L. Duclos in J.C. Chenu, 1848: synonym of ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Anarithma pusiola''
R.W. Dunker, 1871: synonym of ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Anarithma salisburyi''
(Cernohorsky, 1978): synonym of ''
Mitromorpha salisburyi''
(Cernohorsky, 1978)
* ''Anarithma sublachryma''
R.P.J. Hervier, 1900: synonym of ''
Anarithma metula''
(Hinds, 1843)
References
*
Tom iredale, On some new and old molluscan generic names;. Proc. Malac. Soc. Lond. 12: 140-201, pls. 8-10
Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea''. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308
External links
*
Gastropod genera
Mitromorphidae
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