Austromitra is a genus of sea snails in the family Costellariidae.[1] They are small carnivorous marine gastropod mollusks, most of which are less than 15 mm in length. They live on hard substrates, intertidally and to a depth of at least 1000 m. The genus is found in southern Africa, southern Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.[2]

Austromitra
Austromitra analogica tatei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Austromitra
Finlay, 1926
Synonyms[1]
  • Balcomitra Finlay, 1927
  • Vexillum (Austromitra) Finlay, 1926

Species

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Species within the genus Austromitra include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Austromitra brunneacincta Powell, 1952: synonym of Austromitra planata (Hutton, 1885)
  • Austromitra bucklandi Gabriel, 1962: synonym of Austromitra tasmanica (Tenison Woods, 1876)
  • Austromitra caudata Marwick, 1931: synonym of † Costellaria caudata (Marwick, 1931): synonym of †Vexillum caudatum (Marwick, 1931) (original combination)
  • Austromitra erecta Powell, 1934: synonym of Austromitra rubiginosa (Hutton, 1873)
  • Austromitra mawsoni Ludbrook, 1958 †: synonym of †Austromitra angusticostata Ludbrook, 1941
  • Austromitra pauciplicata Ludbrook, 1958: synonym of † Austromitra angusticostata Ludbrook, 1941
  • Austromitra planatella Finlay, 1930: synonym of Austromitra planata (Hutton, 1885)
  • Austromitra plicifera Marwick, 1928: synonym of † Peculator pliciferus (Marwick, 1928)
  • Austromitra rubiradix Finlay, 1926: synonym of Austromitra rubiginosa (Hutton, 1873)
  • Austromitra tricordata Beu, 1970: synonym of † Egestas tricordata (Beu, 1970)

Classification

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Biota Animalia (Kingdom) Mollusca (Phylum) Gastropoda (Class) Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Neogastropoda (Order) Turbinelloidea (Superfamily) Costellariidae (Family) Austromitra (Genus)

References

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  1. ^ a b Austromitra Finlay, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on Apr 24, 2010.
  2. ^ Marshall, Bruce A.; Marrow, Maxwell P. (2021). "The living Austromitra species of New Zealand (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Costellariidae)". Novaplex. 22 (3): 51–73.
  3. ^ Austromitra analogica (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  4. ^ Austromitra angulata (Suter, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  5. ^ Austromitra arnoldi (Verco, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  6. ^ Austromitra bathyraphe (Sowerby III, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  7. ^ Austromitra bellapicta (Verco, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  8. ^ Austromitra canaliculata (Sowerby III, 1900). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  9. ^ Austromitra capensis (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  10. ^ Austromitra cernohorskyi Turner , 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  11. ^ Austromitra cinnamomea (A. Adams, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  12. ^ Austromitra distincta (Thiele, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  13. ^ Austromitra euzonata Sowerby III, 1900. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  14. ^ Austromitra hayesi Turner, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  15. ^ Austromitra ima (Bartsch, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  16. ^ Austromitra kowieensis (Sowerby III, 1901). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  17. ^ Austromitra lawsi Finlay, 1930. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  18. ^ Austromitra legrandi (Tenison-Woods, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  19. ^ Austromitra maculosa Turner & Simone, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  20. ^ Austromitra minutenodosa Cernohorsky, 1980. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  21. ^ Austromitra retrocurvata (Verco, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  22. ^ Austromitra rhodarion (Kilburn, 1972). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  23. ^ Austromitra rubiginosa (Hutton, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  24. ^ Austromitra schomburgki (Angas, 1878). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  25. ^ Austromitra tasmanica (Tenison-Woods, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  26. ^ Austromitra volucra (Hedley, 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  27. ^ Austromitra zafra Powell, 1952. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
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