Austromitra is a genus of sea snails in the family Costellariidae.
They are small carnivorous marine gastropod mollusks, most of which are less than 15mm in length. They live on hard substrates, intertidally and to a depth of at least 1000m. The genus is found in southern Africa, southern Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.
Species Species within the genus Austromitra include:
Austromitra acherontis B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 † Austromitra ambulacrum (Marwick, 1926) Austromitra angulata (Suter, 1908) † Austromitra angusticostata Ludbrook, 1941 Austromitra apicitincta (Verco, 1896) Austromitra arnoldi (Verco, 1909) Austromitra bathyraphe (Sowerby III, 1900) Austromitra bellapicta (Verco, 1909) Austromitra benschneideri Marrow, 2024 Austromitra brunneopunctata Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019 Austromitra burchi B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra canaliculata (Sowerby III, 1900) Austromitra capensis (Reeve, 1845) Austromitra cernohorskyi Turner, 2008 Austromitra cinnamomea (A. Adams, 1855) † Austromitra citharelloides (Tate, 1889) Austromitra crayssaci Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019 Austromitra crosbyi B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra decresca Simone & Cunha, 2012 Austromitra diamantina Marrow, 2023 Austromitra dissimilis (A. W. B. Powell, 1937) Austromitra distincta (Thiele, 1925) Austromitra doningtonensis Marrow, 2023 Austromitra erecta A. W. B. Powell, 1934 Austromitra euzonata G.B. Sowerby III, 1900 Austromitra fallax B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra fedosovi B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra festiva B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra gradusspira Lussi, 2015 Austromitra hayesi Turner, 1999 Austromitra heliantha S.-I Huang, 2026 Austromitra hewittae Marrow, 2023 Austromitra kowieensis (Sowerby III, 1901) † Austromitra lacertosa (Cernohorsky, 1970) Austromitra lamellata B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra lawsi Finlay, 1930 Austromitra leeuwinensis Marrow, 2023 Austromitra legrandi (Tenison-Woods, 1876) Austromitra lincolnensis (Angas, 1878) Austromitra lirata B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 † Austromitra macra (H. J. Finlay, 1927) Austromitra minutenodosa Cernohorsky, 1980 Austromitra morrisoni Marrow, 2024 Austromitra mozambiquensis R. Salisbury, Gori & Rosado, 2024 † Austromitra multiplicata Ludbrook, 1958 Austromitra occidua B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra opima B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra ovata B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra planata (Hutton, 1885) Austromitra ponderi B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 † Austromitra pumila (Tate, 1889) Austromitra quadrilineata Marrow, 2023 † Austromitra quenelli C. A. Fleming, 1943 † Austromitra ralphi (Cossmann, 1900) Austromitra regalis B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra retrocurvata (Verco, 1909) Austromitra rhodarion (Kilburn, 1972) Austromitra rosa Fedosov, Bouchet, Dekkers, Gori, S.-I Huang, Kantor, Lemarcis, Marrow, Ratti, Rosenberg, R. Salisbury, Zvonareva & Puillandre, 2025 Austromitra rosenbergi R. Salisbury, 2015 Austromitra rottnestensis Marrow, 2023 Austromitra rubiginosa (Hutton, 1873) Austromitra sansibarica (Thiele, 1925) Austromitra schomburgki (Angas, 1878) Austromitra semirosea Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019 † Austromitra sordida (Tate, 1889) Austromitra stewarti B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra tangaroa B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra tasmanica (Tenison-Woods, 1876) Austromitra torosa B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra translucida Marrow, 2023 Austromitra tui B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra valarieae Lussi, 2015 Austromitra vercoi Marrow, 2023 Austromitra viridimuscus Marrow & R. Salisbury, 2019 Austromitra waltoni B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021 Austromitra westralis Marrow, 2023 Austromitra whissoni Marrow, 2023 Austromitra willcoxae Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019 Austromitra zafra Powell, 1952
Synonyms [Austromitra aikeni Lussi, 2015: synonym of Kilburniola aikeni (Lussi, 2015) Austromitra analogica (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Cernohorskyola analogica (Reeve, 1845) 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 grovei Marrow & R. Salisbury, 2019: synonym of Cernohorskyola grovei (Marrow & R. Salisbury, 2019) Austromitra ima (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of Austromitra capensis (Reeve, 1845) Austromitra koumacensis Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019: synonym of Ponderiola koumacensis (Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019) (superseded combination) Austromitra maculosa Turner & Simone, 1997: synonym of Kilburniola maculosa (H. Turner & Simone, 1998) †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 scalariformis (Tenison Woods, 1876): synonym of Austromitra schomburgki (Angas, 1878) † Austromitra tricordata Beu, 1970: synonym of † Egestas tricordata (Beu, 1970) Austromitra volucra (Hedley, 1915): synonym of Cernohorskyola volucra (Hedley, 1915)
References
Marshall, B. A. & Marrow, M. P. (2021). The living Austromitra species of New Zealand (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda, Costellariidae). Novapex. 22: 51-73 Marrow, M. P. (2023). Ten new species of Austromitra (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from Western Australia and South Australia. Conchylia. 54(1-2): 49-66.
External links
Finlay H.J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626