Mitromica
Encyclopedia
Mitromica is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Costellariidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Costellariidae
Costellariidae
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as Vexillum miters...
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Species
Species within the genus Mitromica include:- Mitromica africana (Rolàn & Fernandes, 1996)
- Mitromica calliaquaMitromica calliaquaMitromica calliaqua is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters....
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003 - Mitromica christamariaeMitromica christamariaeMitromica christamariae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters....
Salisbury & Schniebs, 2009 - Mitromica cosmaniMitromica cosmaniMitromica cosmani is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters....
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003 - Mitromica decaryi (Dautzenberg, 1932)
- Mitromica dicksoniMitromica dicksoniMitromica dicksoni is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters....
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003 - Mitromica foveataMitromica foveataMitromica foveata is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters....
(Sowerby II, 1874) - Mitromica gallegoi Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Lee, 2010
- Mitromica gratiosa (Reeve, 1845)
- Mitromica jeancateae (Sphon, 1969)
- Mitromica oryzaMitromica oryzaMitromica oryza is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters....
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003 - Mitromica solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1852)
- Mitromica williamsaeMitromica williamsaeMitromica williamsae is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters....
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003