''Austromitra'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s in the
family
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Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks.
This family of snails is also sometimes re ...
.
They are small carnivorous
marine gastropod
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mollusk
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s, most of which are less than 15mm in length. They live on hard substrates, intertidally and to a depth of at least 1000m. The genus is found in southern
Africa
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, southern
Australia
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,
New Caledonia
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, and
New Zealand
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Austromitra'' include:
* ''
Austromitra aikeni
''Austromitra aikeni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to medium-siz ...
''
Lussi, 2015
* † ''
Austromitra ambulacrum''
(Marwick, 1926)
* ''
Austromitra analogica
''Austromitra analogica'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. This snail is found under rocks and in algae from the intertidal zone to a depth of 570 m along the coasts from S ...
'' (Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Austromitra angulata'' (Suter, 1908)
* † ''
Austromitra angusticostata
''Austromitra'' is a genus of sea snails in the family (biology), family Costellariidae. They are small carnivorous marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks, most of which are less than 15mm in length. They live on hard substrates, intertidally ...
''
Ludbrook, 1941
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Austromitra arnoldi'' (Verco, 1909)
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Austromitra bathyraphe'' (Sowerby III, 1900)
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Austromitra bellapicta
''Austromitra bellapicta'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to med ...
'' (Verco, 1909)
* ''
Austromitra canaliculata
''Austromitra canaliculata'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to m ...
'' (Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''
Austromitra capensis
''Austromitra capensis'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to mediu ...
'' (Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Austromitra cernohorskyi
''Austromitra cernohorskyi'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to m ...
'' Turner, 2008
* ''
Austromitra cinnamomea
''Austromitra cinnamomea'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to med ...
'' (A. Adams, 1855)
* ''
Austromitra decresca
''Austromitra decresca'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Austromitra decresca'' Simone & Cunha, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
''
Simone & Cunha, 2012
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Austromitra distincta'' (Thiele, 1925)
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Austromitra euzonata'' Sowerby III, 1900
* ''
Austromitra gradusspira
''Austromitra gradusspira'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to mediu ...
''
Lussi, 2015
* ''
Austromitra hayesi'' Turner, 1999
* ''
Austromitra ima'' (Bartsch, 1915)
* ''
Austromitra kowieensis'' (Sowerby III, 1901)
* † ''
Austromitra lacertosa
''Austromitra lacertosa'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Austromitra lacertosa (Cernohorsky, 1970) †. Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...
''
(Cernohorsky, 1970)
* ''
Austromitra lawsi
''Austromitra lawsi'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of minute to medium-s ...
'' Finlay, 1930
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Austromitra legrandi'' (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
* ''
Austromitra maculosa'' Turner & Simone, 1997
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Austromitra minutenodosa'' Cernohorsky, 1980
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Austromitra planata''
(Hutton, 1885)
* † ''
Austromitra pumila''
(Tate, 1889)
* † ''
Austromitra quenelli''
C. A. Fleming, 1943
* † ''
Austromitra ralphi''
(Cossmann, 1900)
* ''
Austromitra retrocurvata'' (Verco, 1909)
* ''
Austromitra rhodarion'' (Kilburn, 1972)
* ''
Austromitra rosenbergi''
R. Salisbury, 2015
* ''
Austromitra rubiginosa'' (Hutton, 1873)
* ''
Austromitra sansibarica''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Austromitra schomburgki'' (Angas, 1878)
* † ''
Austromitra sordida''
(Tate, 1889)
* ''
Austromitra tasmanica'' (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
* ''
Austromitra valarieae''
Lussi, 2015
* ''
Austromitra volucra'' (Hedley, 1915)
* ''
Austromitra zafra'' Powell, 1952
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Austromitra brunneacincta''
Powell, 1952: synonym of ''Austromitra planata''
(Hutton, 1885)
* ''Austromitra bucklandi''
Gabriel, 1962: synonym of ''Austromitra tasmanica''
(Tenison Woods, 1876)
* † ''Austromitra caudata''
Marwick, 1931: synonym of † ''Costellaria caudata'' (Marwick, 1931): synonym of †''
Vexillum caudatum''
(Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
* ''Austromitra erecta''
Powell, 1934: synonym of ''Austromitra rubiginosa''
(Hutton, 1873)
* †''Austromitra mawsoni''
Ludbrook, 1958 †: synonym of †''Austromitra angusticostata''
Ludbrook, 1941
* † ''Austromitra pauciplicata''
Ludbrook, 1958: synonym of † ''Austromitra angusticostata''
Ludbrook, 1941
* ''Austromitra planatella''
Finlay, 1930: synonym of ''Austromitra planata''
(Hutton, 1885)
* † ''Austromitra plicifera''
Marwick, 1928: synonym of † ''
Peculator pliciferus''
(Marwick, 1928)
* ''Austromitra rubiradix''
Finlay, 1926: synonym of ''Austromitra rubiginosa''
(Hutton, 1873)
* †''Austromitra tricordata'' B
eu, 1970: synonym of † ''
Egestas tricordata''
(Beu, 1970)
Classification
Biota
Animalia (Kingdom)
Mollusca (Phylum)
Gastropoda (Class)
Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
Neogastropoda (Order)
Turbinelloidea (Superfamily)
Costellariidae (Family)
Austromitra (Genus)
References
External links
Finlay H.J. (1926). ''A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics.'' Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320-485, pls 18-23Fedosov 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
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