''Imbricaria'' is a genus of

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mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Imbricaria'' include: * '' Imbricaria amoena'' (A. Adams, 1853) * '' Imbricaria annulata'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Imbricaria armonica ''Imbricaria armonica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Imbricaria armonica'' (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005). Accessed through: World Register ...

'' (T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005) * '' Imbricaria astyagis'' (Dohrn, 1860) * ''

Imbricaria bacillum ''Imbricaria bacillum'', common name the Philippine mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 32.4 mm. Distri ...

'' (Lamarck, 1811) * ''

Imbricaria baisei ''Imbricaria baisei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.Moll ...

'' (Poppe, Tagaro & R. Salisbury, 2009) * '' Imbricaria bantamensis'' (Oostingh, 1939) * ''

Imbricaria bellulavaria ''Imbricaria bellulavaria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae. Description The length of the shell varies between 34 mm and 48 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines T ...

'' (Dekkers, Herrmann, Poppe & Tagaro, 2014) * '' Imbricaria cernohorskyi'' (Rehder & B. R. Wilson, 1975) * '' Imbricaria cloveri'' (Cernohorsky, 1971) * ''

Imbricaria conularis ''Imbricaria conularis'', common name the cone mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 13 mm and 26 mm. Distr ...

'' Lamarck, 1811) * ''

Imbricaria flammea ''Imbricaria flammea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The shell size varies between 10 mm and 34 mm Distribution This species is distributed in ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''

Imbricaria flammigera ''Imbricaria flammigera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Imbricaria flammigera'' (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Imbricaria fulgetrum ''Imbricaria fulgetrum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The shell size varies between 15 mm and 28 mm Distribution This marine species occurs in ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Imbricaria hidalgoi ''Imbricaria hidalgoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Mitridae Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.M ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913) * ''

Imbricaria hrdlickai ''Imbricaria hrdlickai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 12 mm and 30 mm. Distribution This marine species o ...

'' (R. Salisbury, 1994) * ''

Imbricaria insculpta ''Imbricaria insculpta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 28 mm. Distribution This marine specie ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''

Imbricaria interlirata ''Imbricaria interlirata'', common name the interlyrate mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The length of the shell varies between 29 mm and 57 m ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Imbricaria intersculpta'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) * '' Imbricaria kermadecensis'' (Cernohorsky, 1978) * '' Imbricaria maui'' (Kay, 1979) * ''

Imbricaria nadayaoi ''Imbricaria nadayaoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. Description The length of the shell attains 26.9 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philip ...

'' (Bozzetti, 1997) * '' Imbricaria philpoppei'' (Poppe, Tagaro & R. Salisbury, 2009) * ''

Imbricaria polycincta ''Imbricaria polycincta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroid ...

'' (H. Turner, 2007) * ''

Imbricaria pretiosa ''Imbricaria pretiosa'', common name the splendid mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastr ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Imbricaria pugnaxa'' (Poppe, Tagaro & R. Salisbury, 2009) * '' Imbricaria ruberorbis'' (Dekkers, Herrmann, Poppe & Tagaro, 2014) * ''

Imbricaria rufilirata ''Imbricaria rufilirata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroi ...

'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) * '' Imbricaria rufogyrata'' (Poppe, Tagaro & R. Salisbury, 2009) * '' Imbricaria salisburyi'' (Drivas & Jay, 1990) * '' Imbricaria tahitiensis'' (Herrmann & R. Salisbury, 2012) * '' Imbricaria verrucosa'' (Reeve, 1845) * '' Imbricaria yagurai'' (Kira, 1959) * '' Imbricaria zetema'' (Dekkers, Herrmann, Poppe & Tagaro, 2014) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Imbricaria bicolor'': synonym of '' Scabricola bicolor'' (Swainson, 1824) * ''Imbricaria carbonacea'' (Hinds, 1844): synonym of '' Imbricariopsis carbonacea'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Imbricaria conica'' Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''Imbricaria conularis'' (Lamarck, 1811) * ''Imbricaria conovula'': synonym of '' Imbricariopsis conovula'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) * ''Imbricaria conus'': synonym of '' Pterygia conus'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Imbricaria filum'' (Wood, 1828): synonym of '' Scabricola bicolor'' (Swainson, 1824) * ''Imbricaria olivaeformis'' (Swainson, 1821): synonym of '' Swainsonia olivaeformis'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Imbricaria porphyria'' Verco, 1896: synonym of ''

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'' (Verco, 1896) * ''Imbricaria punctata'' (Swainson, 1821): synonym of '' Imbricariopsis punctata'' (Swainson, 1821) * ''Imbricaria vanikorensis'': synonym of '' Imbricariopsis vanikorensis'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Distribution

Species from this genus can be found in the Indian Ocean along Chagos and Mauritius.

References

* Sheppard, A (1984). ''The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns''. Coral Reefs 3: 43-50

External links

Eurasia shells info

Schumacher C.F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls.

Swainson, W. (1820-1823). Zoological Illustrations, or, original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joe; Strand: W. Wood. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-18 [1820
pl. 19-83 [1821] pl. 84-134 [1822] pl. 135-182 ]
Fedosov 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
Mitridae {{Mitridae-stub