Leal, José H.
Mitridae
Sign in to saveMitridae, known as mitres or mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.
Species
miters
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyMitridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded84,057
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,509
- With media
- 73
- Family
- Mitridae
- Collections
- PRI, ANSP, UCMP, YPM, UF, AUM
- Recorded in
- United States, Ecuador, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, Portugal, Indonesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Neogastropoda
- Image
- Mitridae.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mitridae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Mitridae
- taxon name
- Mitridae
- different from
- Mitra
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Distribution
- Subfamilies and genera
- References
- External links
Mitridae, known as mitres or mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Mitroidea.
Both the Latin name and the common name are taken from the item of ecclesiastical headgear, the mitre or miter, used in reference to the elongated and slender shape of the shells.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mitridae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.