Antimitra
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Antimitra is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Conidae.
The genus has become a synonym of Metula
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853.
Species brought into synonymy :
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 sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine 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...
Conidae.
The genus has become a synonym of Metula
Metula (gastropod)
Metula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. -Species:Species in the genus Metula include:* Metula aegrota * Metula africana Bouchet, 1988...
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853.
Species
Species within the genus Antimitra include:- Antimitra lirataAntimitra lirataAntimitra lirata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Adams A., 1865)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Antimitra aegrota (Reeve, 1845) : synonym of Metula aegrota (Reeve, 1845)
- Antimitra crenulata (Pease, 1868) : synonym of Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863)
- Antimitra hewitti Tomlin, 1921 : synonym of Mitromorpha hewittiMitromorpha hewittiMitromorpha hewitti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Tomlin, 1921) - Antimitra striolata Turton W. H., 1932 : synonym of Mitromorpha striolataMitromorpha striolataMitromorpha striolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(Turton W. H., 1932)