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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Genus Mitra
The mitriform pileus of certain fungi; a galea
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
()
- Thiele, 1929
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily:
Muricoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Neogastropoda
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Mitra
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. aurantia (Melin) · M. barbadensis (Barbados Miter) · M. cornicula (Little Trumpet Mitre) · M. ebenus (Ebony Mitre) · M. florida (Florida Miter) · M. fultoni (Pitted Miter) · M. idae (Half-Pitted Miter) · M. mitra (Whitecap Limpet) · M. nodulosa (Beaded Miter) · M. pellisserpentis (Eve) · M. straminea (Gulf Stream Miter) · M. swainsonii (Antillean Miter) · M. swainsonii antillensis (Antillean Miter)
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Further Reading
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- Keen, M., 1971, Sea Shells of Tropical West America, pg.640.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 07, 2007:
- Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1919740
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16079327
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2362904
