''Conomitra'' is a
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Volutomitridae
Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.
Distribution
The highest diversity of Volutomitridae is found off the coast of New Caledonia.
Genera
The family Volutomitridae contain ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Conomitra'' include:
* † ''
Conomitra artata''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
Conomitra boyeri''
R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019
* ''
Conomitra carribeana'' Weinsbord, 1929
* † ''
Conomitra flexuosa''
Lozouet, 1999
* † ''
Conomitra fusoides''
(I. Lea, 1833)
* † ''
Conomitra hortiensis''
Lozouet, 1999
* ''
Conomitra leonardhilli'' Petuch, 1987
* ''
Conomitra lindae'' Petuch, 1987
* † ''
Conomitra peyreirensis''
Peyrot, 1928
* † ''
Conomitra praepinguis''
Lozouet, 1999
* † ''
Conomitra primornata''
Lozouet, 1999
* † ''
Conomitra strombodiformis''
Darragh, 2017
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Conomitra blakeana''
Dall, 1889: synonym of ''
Microvoluta blakeana''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Conomitra intermedia''
Dall, 1890: synonym of ''
Microvoluta intermedia''
(Dall, 1890)
* † ''Conomitra othoniana''
Finlay, 1924: synonym of † ''
Volutomitra othoniana''
(Finlay, 1924)
References
* Lozouet, P., 1999. Nouvelles espèces de gastéropodes (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de l'Oligocène et du Miocène inférieur d'Aquitaine (sud-ouest de la France). Partie 2. Cossmanniana 6(1-2): 1-68
* Bouchet P. & Kantor Y. 2004. ''New Caledonia: the major centre of biodiversity for volutomitrid molluscs (Mollusca: Neogastropoda: Volutomitridae).'' Systematics and Biodiversity 1(4): 467-502.
External links
Conrad T.A. (1865). Catalogue of the Eocene and Oligocene Testacea of the United States. American Journal of Conchology. 1(1): 1-35
Volutomitridae
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