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Mitra (Mitra)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mitridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1798Mitra (Mitra) Lamarck
1964Mitra (Mitra) Woodring p. 282
1977Mitra (Mitra) Ladd p. 59
2001Mitra (Mitra) Todd

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMitroideaSwainson 1831
familyMitridaeSwainson 1831
subgenusMitra (Mitra)Lamarck 1798
subgenusMitraLamarck 1798

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.

Subg. Mitra (Mitra) Lamarck 1798
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Mitra (Mitra) mitra Linnaeaus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
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 Priabonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 38.00000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Mitra semicincta (70082)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Mitra postera (101969)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Mitra bomasensis, Mitra kelirensis (70086) Mitra martini (70085)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Turkey Mitra fusiformis (179778)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Mitra sphaerulata (42311)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Mitra sp. (75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Mitra sp. (131293)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) Mitra mitra (96682)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Mitra mitra (89303)