Strigatella Swainson 1840 (mitre shell)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Alternative spelling: Mitra (Strigatella)

Synonyms: Chrysame, Mitra (Chrysame)

Parent taxon: Strigatellinae according to A. Fedosov et al. 2018

See also Dey 1961, Gardner 1947, Ladd 1977, Mukerjee 1939, Olsson 1931, Sepkoski 2002, Todd 2001 and Vokes 1998

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Strigatella litterata Strigatella lugubris Strigatella peruviana

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Djibouti (3 collections), Ecuador (2), French Polynesia (1), Mozambique (1), United States (1: Hawaii)

• Pliocene of Fiji (1)

• Miocene of Australia (1), Japan (1)

• Eocene of Peru (1)

• Paleocene of Belgium (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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