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Mitridae Swainson, 1831
23073 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23073)
accepted
Family
- Subfamily Cylindromitrinae Cossmann, 1899
- Genus Javamitra Dharma & Lorenz, 2025 †
- Genus Nebularia Swainson, 1840
- Genus Pterygia Röding, 1798
- Genus Wormsina Harzhauser & Landau, 2021 †
- Genus Acuticylindra Iredale, 1929 accepted as Pterygia Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Cylindra Schumacher, 1817 accepted as Cylindromitra P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Pterygia Röding, 1798 (invalid: junior homonym of Cylindra Illiger, 1802 [Coleoptera]; Cylindromitra is a replacement name)
- Genus Cylindromitra P. Fischer, 1884 accepted as Pterygia Röding, 1798
- Genus Mauritia H. Adams, 1869 accepted as Nebularia Swainson, 1840 (invalid: junior homonym of Mauritia Troschel, 1863)
- Genus Mitroidea Pease, 1865 accepted as Nebularia Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mutyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Nebularia Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Plochelaea Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Mitra (Dibaphus) R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Nebularia Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Eumitrinae Fedosov, Lemarcis, Bouchet, Harzhauser, Kantor, Kiel, Modica, Oliverio, Zaharias & Puillandre, 2026
- Genus Eumitra Tate, 1889
- Genus Diplomitra H. J. Finlay, 1926 † accepted as Eumitra Tate, 1889 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Imbricariinae Troschel, 1867
- Genus Austroimbricaria A. M. Olivera & Camacho, 1992 †
- Genus Cancilla Swainson, 1840
- Genus Imbricaria Schumacher, 1817
- Genus Imbricariopsis Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Neocancilla Cernohorsky, 1966
- Genus Pseudocancilla Staadt, 1913 †
- Genus Scabricola Swainson, 1840
- Genus Swainsonia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Genus Canilla [sic] accepted as Cancilla Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Conoelix Swainson, 1821 accepted as Imbricaria Schumacher, 1817 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mitrella Swainson, 1831 accepted as Swainsonia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (invalid: junior homonym of Mitrella Risso, 1826 [Columbellidae]; Swainsonia is a replacement name)
- Genus Scabricula [sic] accepted as Scabricola Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Isarinae Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Subfamily Mitrinae Swainson, 1831
- Genus Acromargarita S.-I Huang, 2021
- Genus Calcimitra S.-I Huang, 2011
- Genus Cancillopsis Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Dentimitra Koenen, 1890 †
- Genus Domiporta Cernohorsky, 1970
- Genus Episcomitra Monterosato, 1917
- Genus Fraudiziba Harzhauser & Landau, 2021 †
- Genus Fusidomiporta Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Gemmulimitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Mitra Lamarck, 1798
- Genus Neotiara Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Profundimitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Pseudonebularia Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Quasimitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Roseomitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Ziba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
- Genus Dibaphus R. A. Philippi, 1847 accepted as Nebularia Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mitraria Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Mitra Lamarck, 1798 (established, without diagnosis or included species, as a substitute name for Mitra Lamarck, 1798)
- Genus Tiarella Swainson, 1840 accepted as Mitra Lamarck, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Pleioptygmatinae Quinn, 1989
- Subfamily Strigatellinae Troschel, 1869
- Genus Antiquamitra S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2026 †
- Genus Strigatella Swainson, 1840
- Genus Chrysame H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Strigatella Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subfamily Mitridae incertae sedis (temporary name)
- Genus Atrimitra Dall, 1918
- Genus Butonina Beets, 1942 †
- Genus Carinomitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Clifdenia Laws, 1932 †
- Genus Condylomitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018
- Genus Cyrtoconimitra S.-I Huang & M.-H. Lin, 2026 †
- Genus Fusimitra Conrad, 1855 †
- Genus Komodomitra Lorenz & K. Monsecour, 2024
- Genus Magnamitra S.-I Huang & R. Salisbury, 2017
- Genus Paleofusimitra Sohl, 1963 †
- Genus Panamitra E. F. García & R. Salisbury, 2024
- Genus Probata Sarasúa, 1989
- Genus Vicimitra Iredale, 1929
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Mitrinae Swainson, 1831) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): text of plates 49, 50, 51; note: original spellings (subfamily) Mitriana and Mitrianae [details]
page(s): text of plates 49, 50, 51; note: original spellings (subfamily) Mitriana and Mitrianae [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mitridae Swainson, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23073 on 2026-09-03
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(of Mitrinae Swainson, 1831) Swainson, W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): text of plates 49, 50, 51; note: original spellings (subfamily) Mitriana and Mitrianae [details]
taxonomy source Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of <i>Mitra</i>: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 183(2): 253-337., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-pdf/183/2/253/25046972/zlx073.pdf [details] Available for editors
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page(s): text of plates 49, 50, 51; note: original spellings (subfamily) Mitriana and Mitrianae [details]
taxonomy source Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of <i>Mitra</i>: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 183(2): 253-337., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-pdf/183/2/253/25046972/zlx073.pdf [details] Available for editors
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Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | mitres | [details] |