''Mitra'' is a large
genus of medium to large
predatory sea snail
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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 Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.MolluscaBase (2018). Mitridae Swainson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http: ...
, the miter shells or mitre snails.
This genus is named after the ecclesiastical headgear, the
miter
The mitre (Commonwealth English) (; Greek: μίτρα, "headband" or "turban") or miter (American English; see spelling differences), is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in t ...
, 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
''Calcimitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks 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.MolluscaBase ...
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Gemmulimitra
''Gemmulimitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Gemmulimitra'' include:
* '' Gemmulimitra aliciae'' (Poppe, Tagaro & R. Salisbury, 2009)
* '' Gemmulimitra apprimap ...
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Isara'', ''
Nebularia
''Nebularia'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cylindromitrinae within the family of Mitridae. This name was originally proposed as a subgenus of the genus ''Mitra''. The type species of this genus i ...
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Neotiara
''Neotiara'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade ...
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Pseudonebularia
''Pseudonebularia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pseudonebularia'' include:
* '' Pseudonebularia atjehensis'' (Oostingh, 1939)
* '' Pseu ...
'', ''
Quasimitra
''Quasimitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clad ...
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Roseomitra
''Roseomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clad ...
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Strigatella
''Strigatella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Strigatellinae of the family (biology), family Mitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Strigatella'' include:
* ''Strigatella abacophora'' ...
'' and ''
Vexillum''. According to the
World Register of Marine Species, the following species with accepted names are currently included within the genus ''Mitra'':
Species in this genus also include:
[ Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ]
* ''
Mitra brasiliensis''
Oliveira, 1869
* ''
Mitra saldanha''
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 ''
Conomitra fusoides''
(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
''Neotiara muricata'' 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.Mol ...
''
(Broderip, 1836)
* ''Mitra oniscina''
Lamarck, 1811: synonym of ''
Vexillum oniscinum''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''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
File:Mitra stictica Link, 1807 (4901879112).jpg, ''Mitra stictica
''Mitra (Mitra) stictica'', commonly known as the pontifical mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the mitres.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Mitra (Mitra) stictica (Link, 1807). Accessed through: World Regi ...
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References
External links
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
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Mitridae
Gastropod genera