''Charitodoron'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Charitodoronidae
Charitodoronidae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Charitodoron'' include:
* ''
Charitodoron agulhasensis
''Charitodoron agulhasensis'' is a rare species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Charitodoronidae
Charitodoronidae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod moll ...
''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Charitodoron alcyone
''Charitodoron alcyone'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Charitodoronidae
Charitodoronidae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in th ...
''
Lussi, 2009
* ''
Charitodoron barbara
''Charitodoron barbara'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Charitodoronidae
Charitodoronidae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in th ...
''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Charitodoron bathybius''
(Barnard, 1959)
* ''
Charitodoron rosadoi''
Kilburn, 1995
* † ''
Charitodoron tauzini''
Lozouet, 1991
* ''
Charitodoron thalia''
Tomlin, 1932
* ''
Charitodoron veneris
''Charitodoron'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises sna ...
''
(Barnard, 1964)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Charitodoron aglaia''
Tomlin, 1932: synonym of ''Charitodoron agulhasensis''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''Charitodoron euphrosyne''
Tomlin, 1932: synonym of ''Charitodoron barbara''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''Charitodoron pasithea''
Tomlin, 1943: synonym of ''Charitodoron thalia''
Tomlin, 1932
References
* Lozouet P. (1991) ''Mollusca Gastropoda : Eumitra récentes de la région néo-calédonienne et Charitodoron fossiles de l'Oligocène supérieur d'Aquitaine (Mitridae). In: A Crosnier & P. Bouchet (eds), Résultats des Campagnes Musorstom 7''. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, ser. A, 150: 205-222
External links
Tomlin J.R. le B. (1932) Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collection of the South African Museum. 6-8. Families Fasciolariidae, Fissurellidae, Buccinidae. Annals of the South African Museum 30: 157-169Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183(2): 253-337
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Charitodoronidae
Gastropod genera