''Strigatella'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the subfamily
Strigatellinae of the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitres or mitre shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea snails, widely distributed marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.
Both the Latin name and the common name a ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Strigatella'' include:
* ''
Strigatella abacophora''
(Melvill, 1888)
* ''
Strigatella amaura''
(Hervier, 1897)
* ''
Strigatella ambigua''
(Swainson, 1829)
* ''
Strigatella assimilis''
(Pease, 1868)
* ''
Strigatella aurantia''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Strigatella auriculoides''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Strigatella aurora''
(Dohrn, 1861)
* ''
Strigatella coffea''
(Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)
* ''
Strigatella colombelliformis''
(Kiener, 1838)
* ''
Strigatella coronadoensis''
F. Baker & Spicer, 1930
* ''
Strigatella coronata''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''
Strigatella crassicostata''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
* ''
Strigatella decurtata
''Strigatella decurtata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitres or mitre shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea snails, widely distributed m ...
''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Strigatella fasciolaris''
(Deshayes, 1833)
* ''
Strigatella flavocingulata''
(Lamy, 1938)
* ''
Strigatella fulvescens''
(Broderip, 1836)
* ''
Strigatella holkosa''
(Broderip, 1836)
* ''
Strigatella imperialis''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Strigatella litterata''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''
Strigatella luctuosa''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Strigatella lugubris''
(Swainson, 1821)
* ''
Strigatella nana''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Strigatella obliqua''
(Lesson, 1842)
* ''
Strigatella paupercula''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Strigatella pica''
(Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''
Strigatella pudica''
(Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''
Strigatella retusa''
(Lamarck, 1811)
* ''
Strigatella scutulata''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Strigatella subruppelli''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Strigatella tabida''
(Herrmann & R. Salisbury, 2013)
* ''
Strigatella telescopium''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Strigatella testacea''
(Broderip, 1836)
* ''
Strigatella ticaonica''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Strigatella tristis''
(Broderip, 1836)
* ''
Strigatella vexillum''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Strigatella vultuosa''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Strigatella zebra''
(Lamarck, 1811)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Strigatella acuminata''
(Swainson, 1824): synonym of ''
Nebularia acuminata
''Nebularia acuminata'' (common name: acuminate mitre) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. The shell size varies between 17 mm and 35 mm. This species is distributed ...
''
(Swainson, 1824)
* ''Strigatella bellula''
(A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''
Nebularia bellula
''Nebularia bellula'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae
Mitridae, known as mitres or mitre shells, are a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea snails, widely distributed marine ...
''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Strigatella brunnea''
Pease, 1868: synonym of ''Strigatella fastigium''
(Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''
Nebularia fastigium
''Nebularia fastigium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 31 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Strigatella buryi''
(Melvill & Sykes, 1899): synonym of ''Mitra chrysalis''
Reeve, 1844: synonym of ''
Pseudonebularia chrysalis
''Pseudonebularia chrysalis'', common name the chrysalis mitre, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 12 mm and 30 mm.
Di ...
''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''Strigatella catalinae''
Dall, 1919: synonym of ''
Atrimitra catalinae''
(Dall, 1919) (original combination)
* ''Strigatella chrysostoma''
(Broderip, 1836) : synonym of ''
Nebularia chrysostoma
''Nebularia chrysostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
Distribution
References
chrysostoma
''Chrysostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gast ...
''
(Broderip, 1836)
* ''Strigatella crassa''
(Swainson, 1822): synonym of Mitra aurantia (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Strigatella aurantia (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Strigatella fastigium''
(Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''
Nebularia fastigium
''Nebularia fastigium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 31 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Strigatella georgi''
F. Nordsieck, 1975: synonym of ''
Pusia zebrina''
(d'Orbigny, 1840) (synonym)
* ''Strigatella nigricans''
(Pease, 1865): synonym of ''Nebularia luctuosa''
(A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''Strigatella luctuosa''
(A. Adams, 1853)
* ''Strigatella nitilina''
Spry, 1961: synonym of ''Mitra fastigium''
Reeve, 1845: synonym of ''
Nebularia fastigium
''Nebularia fastigium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 31 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Strigatella oleacea''
(Reeve, 1844): synonym of ''Zierliana oleacea'' (Ree
ve, 1844): synonym of ''
Vexillum oleacea''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''Strigatella peculiaris''
(Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''
Carinomitra peculiaris''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Strigatella pellisserpentis''
(Reeve, 1844): synonym of ''
Nebularia pellisserpentis''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''Strigatella picea''
Pease, 1860: synonym of ''
Vexillum piceum'' (Pe
ase, 1860) (original combination)
* ''Strigatella typha''
(Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''
Carinomitra typha''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Strigatella virgata''
(Reeve, 1844): synonym of ''Strigatella retusa f. virgata''
(Reeve, 1844): synonym of ''Strigatella retusa''
(Lamarck, 1811)
The synonymized genus ''Chrysame'' contains the uncertain species ''
Chrysame pertusa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (nomen dubium).
References
* 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. 1-85
External links
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst.Martens, E. von. (1880). Mollusken. Pp. 179-353, pl. 19-22 In K. Möbius, F. Richters & E. von Martens, Beiträge zur Meeresfauna der Insel Mauritius und der Seychellen. Berlin: Gutmann
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