''Mitromica'' is a
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of small
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as ''Vexillum'' miters. The main family ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mitromica'' include:
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Mitromica africana
''Mitromica africana'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Angola
, national_anthem = " Angola Avan ...
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(Rolàn & Fernandes, 1996)
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Mitromica calliaqua
''Mitromica calliaqua'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other rel ...
''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
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Mitromica carildae''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
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Mitromica christamariae''
Salisbury & Schniebs, 2009
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Mitromica cosmani
''Mitromica cosmani'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relat ...
''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
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Mitromica dajjami''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
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Mitromica decaryi''
(Dautzenberg, 1932)
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Mitromica dicksoni
''Mitromica dicksoni'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relat ...
''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
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Mitromica esperanza''
Leal & Moore, 1993
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Mitromica foveata
''Mitromica foveata'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.
Description
The shell is small, subcylindrica] and cancellated. The obtuse spire is equal to aperture in length. Th ...
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(G.B. Sowerby II, 1874)
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Mitromica gallegoi''
Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Lee, 2010
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Mitromica gratiosa''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Mitromica jeancateae''
(Sphon, 1969)
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Mitromica nataliae''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
* ''
Mitromica omanensis''
Herrmann & Gori, 2012
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Mitromica oryza
''Mitromica oryza'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relatio ...
''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
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Mitromica solitaria
''Mitromica solitaria'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marin ...
''
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
* ''
Mitromica surcabera''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
* ''
Mitromica torobella''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
* ''
Mitromica veguera''
Espinosa & Ortea, 2018
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Mitromica williamsae
''Mitromica williamsae'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other re ...
''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
Classification
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Turbinelloidea (Superfamily) > Costellariidae (Family) > Mitromica (Genus)
References
* Turner H. (2001) Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea). Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp
External links
Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626
Costellariidae
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