''Profundimitra'' is a
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of
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 ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Mitrinae
Mitrinae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic subfamily of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the family Mitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Mitrinae Swainson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
of the
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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: ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Profundimitra'' include:
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Profundimitra abyssicola
''Profundimitra abyssicola'' 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 13 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This marine spec ...
''
(Schepman, 1911)
* ''
Profundimitra kuoi''
S.-I Huang & Q.-Y. Chuo, 2019
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Profundimitra lacuiensis
''Profundimitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Mitrinae of the family Mitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Profundimitra'' include:
* ''Profundimitra abyssicola
''Profundimitra abyssicola'' is a ...
''
S. N. Nielsen & Ampuero, 2020
* ''
Profundimitra planofilum''
(S.-I Huang, 2011)
* ''
Profundimitra taylori''
Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
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
Mitridae
Gastropod genera
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