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.
The dentition of radula in the Mitroidea is rachiglossate, with well-developed central and lateral teeth, both comb-like. Members of this family are predators.
Distribution These sea snails are found in most warm and temperate seas.
Subfamilies and genera Subfamilies and genera in the family Mitridae include:Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Cylindromitrinae Cossmann, 1899 Nebularia Swainson, 1840 Pterygia Röding, 1798 Wormsina Harzhauser & Landau, 2021 Imbricariinae Troschel, 1867 Austroimbricaria A. M. Olivera & Camacho, 1992 Cancilla Swainson, 1840 Imbricaria Schumacher, 1817 Imbricariopsis Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Neocancilla Cernohorsky, 1970 Scabricola Swainson, 1840 Swainsonia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Isarinae Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Isara H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Subcancilla Olsson & Harbison, 1953 Mitrinae Swainson, 1829 Acromargarita S.-I Huang, 2021 Calcimitra Huang, 2011 Cancillopsis Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 †Dentimitra von Koenen, 1890 Domiporta Cernohorsky, 1970 Episcomitra Monterosato, 1917 Eumitra Tate, 1889 †Fraudiziba Harzhauser & Landau, 2021 Fusidomiporta Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Gemmulimitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Mitra Röding, 1798 Neotiara Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Profundimitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 †Pseudocancilla Staadt in Cossmann, 1913 Pseudonebularia Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Quasimitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Roseomitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Ziba H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Pleioptygmatinae Quinn, 1989 Pleioptygma Conrad, 1863 Strigatellinae Troschel, 1869 Strigatella Swainson, 1840 [unassigned] Mitridae (temporary name) Atrimitra Dall, 1918 Carinomitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 † Clifdenia Laws, 1932 Condylomitra Fedosov, Herrmann, Kantor & Bouchet, 2018 Dibaphimitra Cernohorsky, 1970 † Fusimitra Conrad, 1855 Magnamitra Huang & Salisbury, 2017 Panamitra E. F. García & R. Salisbury, 2024 Probata Sarasúa, 1989 Vicimitra Iredale, 1929
Genera brought into synonymy Acuticylindra Iredale, 1929: synonym of Pterygia Röding, 1798 Chrysame H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Strigatella Swainson, 1840 Conoelix Swainson, 1821: synonym of Imbricaria Schumacher, 1817 Cylindra Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Pterygia Röding, 1798 Cylindromitra P. Fischer, 1884: synonym of Pterygia Röding, 1798 † Diplomitra Finlay, 1926: synonym of Eumitra Tate, 1889 Mauritia H. Adams, 1869: synonym of Nebularia Swainson, 1840 Mitroidea Pease, 1865: synonym of Nebularia Swainson, 1840 Mitrella Swainson, 1831: synonym of Swainsonia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Mutyca H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Nebularia Swainson, 1840 Tiarella Swainson, 1840: synonym of Mitra Lamarck, 1798
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Swainson W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3) Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Yu., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. (2018). The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 1-85 Miocene Gastropods and Biostratigraphy of the Kern River Area, California; United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 642