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Mitridae (mitre shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Mitridae Swainson
1904Mitridae Martin p. 176
1931Mitridae Grant, IV and Gale p. 634
1938Mitridae Turner p. 73
1947Mitridae Harris and Palmer p. 398
1964Mitridae Sohl p. 248
1970Mitridae Addicott p. 103
1984Mitridae Squires p. 34
1987Mitridae Ward and Blackwelder p. 132
1988Mitridae Ponder and Warén p. 306
1998Mitridae Beesley p. 841
2000Mitridae Davoli p. 174
2001Mitridae Todd
2004Mitridae Stilwell et al. p. 47
2005Mitridae Bouchet et al. p. 255
2007Mitridae Harzhauser p. 108
2007Mitridae Wienrich and Janssen p. 649
2017Mitridae Bouchet et al. p. 351

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Mitridae Swainson 1831 [mitre shell]
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Subfm. †Cylindromitrinae Cossmann 1899
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G. †Volvaria Lamarck 1810
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Subg. †Volvaria (Volvariella) Fischer 1883
†Volvaria birmanica Noetling 1895
†Volvaria bulloides Lamarck 1804
†Volvaria lahirii Dey 1961
†Volvaria reticulata Johnson 1899
Subfm. †Imbricariinae Troschel 1868
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G. †Austroimbricaria Olivera and Camacho 1990
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G. Cancilla Swainson 1840
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Subg. Cancilla (Cancilla) Swainson 1840
Subg. Cancilla (Domiporta) Cernohorsky 1970
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Subg. †Cancilla (Ziba) Adams and A. 1853
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†Cancilla (Ziba) goniophora Bellardi 1850
†Ziba flammea Quoy 1833
†Cancilla arntzenii Martin 1916
†Cancilla bronni Michellotti 1847
†Cancilla filaris Linnaeus 1771
†Cancilla hirosei Oyama et al. 1994
†Cancilla praestantissima Röding 1798
†Cancilla rembangensis Martin 1906
†Cancilla scrobiculata Brocchi 1814
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†Imbricaria olivaeformis Swainson 1821
G. †Neocancilla Cernohorsky 1966
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†Neocancilla papilio Link 1807
G. Subcancilla Olsson and Harbison 1953
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†Mitra (Tiara) longa rhadina Woodring 1928
†Subcancilla colombiana Weisbord 1929
†Subcancilla couvensis Maury 1925
†Subcancilla dalli Engerrand and Urbina 1910
†Subcancilla dariensis Brown and Pilsbry 1911
†Subcancilla henekeni Sowerby 1850
†Subcancilla illacidata Woodring 1928
Subcancilla lindae Petuch 1987
†Subcancilla longa Gabb 1873
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†Subcancilla mauryae Anderson 1929
†Subcancilla rhadina Woodring 1928
Subcancilla sulcata Swainson 1825
†Subcancilla venezuelana Hodson 1931
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†Mesorhytis granulosa Favre 1869
G. Mitra Lamarck 1798
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Subg. Mitra (Atrimitra) Dall 1918
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†Mitra (Atrimitra) andersoni Addicott 1970
Mitra (Atrimitra) idae Melville 1893
Mitra (Atrimitra) orientalis Griffith and Pidgeon 1834
†Mitra idae montereyi Berry 1920
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Chrysame sowerbyi d'Orbigny 1852
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†Eumitra alokiza Tenison-Woods 1880
†Mitra (Eumitra) antarctmella Stilwell et al. 2004
Subg. Mitra (Nebularia) Swainson 1840
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Subg. Mitra (Pleioptygma) Conrad 1862
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Mitra (Pleioptygma) zaca Strong et al. 1933
Subg. Mitra (Strigatella) Swainson 1840
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†Strigatella peruviana Olsson 1931
Subg. Mitra (Tiara) Swainson 1831
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†Mitra (Tiara) bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
†Mitra (Tiara) desmia Gardner 1938
†Mitra (Tiara) grateloupi d'Orbigny 1852
†Mitra (Tiara) isabella Swainson 1831
†Mitra (Tiara) lajoyi Deshayes 1824
†Mitra (Tiara) mosaensis Abbass 1967
†Mitra (Tiara) substriatula d'Orbigny 1852
†Mitra (Tiara) tegalensis Oostingh 1935
†Tiara junghuhni Martin 1879
†Mitra acuminata Swainson 1824
†Mitra almagrensis Toula 1911
†Mitra apposita Bellardi 1887
†Mitra berlineri Maury 1917
†Mitra bucciniformis Martin 1879
†Mitra cancellina Lamarck 1803
Mitra carinata Swainson 1824
†Mitra cellulifera Conrad 1848
Mitra chinensis Gray 1839
†Mitra citharella Lamarck 1803
†Mitra clementensis Hanna 1927
Mitra comicula Linnaeus 1758
†Mitra crebricosta Lamarck 1803
†Mitra cretacea Gabb 1864
†Mitra douglasensis Turner 1938
†Mitra dufesnei Basterot 1825
†Mitra elongata Lamarck 1803
†Mitra fusellina Lamarck 1803
†Mitra granatinaeformis Martin 1884
†Mitra graniformis Lamarck 1803
†Mitra hammakeri Harris 1894
†Mitra henekeni Sowerby 1850
Mitra inquinata Reeve 1844
†Mitra jenkinsi Martin 1879
Mitra lenhilli Petuch 1988
†Mitra limata Jung 1971
†Mitra litterata Lamarck 1811
Mitra lowei Dall 1903
†Mitra lugubris Swainson 1821
†Mitra marginata Lamarck 1803
†Mitra mariana Martin 1904
†Mitra marylandica Clark 1895
Mitra maura Broderip 1836
†Mitra minori Hanna 1927
†Mitra mississippiensis Conrad 1848
†Mitra mixta Lamarck 1803
†Mitra mutica Lamarck 1803
Mitra nodulosa Gmelin 1791
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Invalid names: Mitra granulosa Lamarck 1811 [synonym]
†Mitra plicatella Lamarck 1803
†Mitra plicifera Wood 1848
†Mitra poas Olsson 1922
†Mitra quemadica Maury 1917
†Mitra quilonensis Dey 1961
†Mitra raricosta Lamarck 1803
†Mitra rosacea Reeve 1845
†Mitra rudis Gabb 1873
†Mitra saltata Pease 1865
†Mitra sandieguitoensis Hanna 1927
†Mitra simplicissima Cooper 1894
†Mitra singuensis Vredenburg 1921
†Mitra slevini Dickerson 1915
†Mitra staminea Conrad 1848
†Mitra stefaninii Nardini 1934
†Mitra syra Dall 1915
†Mitra terebellum Lamarck 1803
†Mitra terebraeformis Conrad 1848
†Mitra titan Gabb 1873
†Mitra uvasana Dickerson 1915
†Mitra variabilis Reeve 1844
†Mitra vicksburgensis Conrad 1848
†Mitra vincentiana Cossmann 1881
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†Mitra vincentiana beta Cossmann 1881
†Mitra vincentiana gamma Cossmann 1881
†Mitra washingtoniana Weaver 1912
†Mitra yasila Olsson 1930
Subg. Mitra (Isara) Adams and Adams 1853
Subg. Mitra (Mitra) Lamarck 1798
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Mitra (Mitra) mitra Linnaeaus 1758
G. Mitraria Rafinesque 1815
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Subg. Mitraria (Mitraria) Rafinesque 1815
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Subfm. Mitrinae Swainson 1831
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G. †Fusimitra Conrad 1855
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†Fusimitra conquisita Conrad 1848
†Fusimitra limonensis Olsson 1922
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Invalid names: Mitra (Tiara) woodringi Vokes 1938 [synonym]
Fusimitra swainsoni Broderip 1836
G. †Paleofusimitra Sohl 1963
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G. Pterygia Röding 1798
G. †Pyrenomitra Eames 1952
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†Pyrenomitra anachis Eames 1952
G. Scabricola Swainson 1840
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Subg. Scabricola (Scabricola) Swainson 1840
Invalid names: Pleioptygmatinae Quinn 1989 [empty], Strigatellinae Troschel 1869 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Predatory carnivore according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:13
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:13
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Holocene or 105.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 99.6 Ma

Collections (636 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) Mitridae indet. (6280)
Early/Lower Turonian - Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3Brazil Mesorhytis renauxianus (140889)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Mesorhytis cancellata (177758)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Mitridae indet. (6660) Mitridae sp. 1 (32140 32142)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Mesorhytis obscura (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Mesorhytis granulosa (38811)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Paleofusimitra sp. (185168)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Paleofusimitra sp. (4380)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Paleofusimitra sp. (205541)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Paleofusimitra elongata (7478 7487 7586 7590 7592 7593)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Voluta granulosa (213668)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Mitra subglabra, Mitra glabra, Mitra faxensis (176994)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Mitra omalii (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6France Fusimitra glabra, Fusimitra subglabra (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Greenland Tiara sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Texas) Mesorhytis sp. (205260 205261) Paleofusimitra sp. (205466)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Mitra omalii (3118) Mitra omalii, Mitra dewalquei, Strigatella vicina, Mitra wateleti (22931)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.2USA (Alabama) Mesorhytis sp. B (90601)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Germany Mitra omalii (3115)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Denmark Fusimitra aequicostata (35266) Fusimitra densistria (35263)