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Costellariidae 
Summary
Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.[2] This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as Vexillum miters. The main family of miter shells however is Mitridae, a closely related group.
| Costellariidae | |
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| Two shells of Vexillum consanguineum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Turbinelloidea |
| Family: | Costellariidae MacDonald, 1860 |
| Diversity[1] | |
| about 320 recent species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Taxonomy edit
This family was previously sometimes known as Vexillidae.
Latiromitra (from family Ptychatractidae) has been found to be closely related to Costellariidae in the molecular phylogeny analysis by Fedosov & Kantor (2010).[1][clarification needed]
Genera edit
Genera within the family Costellariidae include:
- Alisimitra Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
- Atlantilux S.-I Huang, 2015
- Austromitra Finlay, 1927[4]
- Ceratoxancus Kuroda, 1952
- Costapex Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
- Latiromitra Locard, 1897
- Mitromica S. S. Berry, 1958[1]
- Nodicostellaria Petuch, 1987[1]
- Orphanopusia Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
- Protoelongata Herrmann, Stossier & R. Salisbury, 2014
- Pusia Swainson, 1840 - It is either a distinct genus[1] or a subgenus of Vexillum[1]
- Suluspira Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
- Thala H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853[1]
- Thaluta Rosenberg & Callomon, 2003[1]
- Tosapusia Azuma, 1965[1]
- Turricostellaria Petuch, 1987
- Turriplicifer Fedosov, Marrow, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
- Vexillum Röding, 1798[1] - synonym: Turricula Fabricius, 1823 non Schumacher, 1817
synonyms:
- Costellaria Swainson, 1840:[1] synonym of Vexillum Röding, 1798
- Pusiolina Cossmann, 1921 is a synonym of Microvoluta[5][clarification needed]
- Turricula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (not to be confounded with Turricula Schumacher, 1817) : synonym of Vexillum Röding, 1798
- Visaya Poppe, Guillot de Suduiraut & Tagaro, 2006:[1] synonym of Suluspira Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Visaya Ahyong, 2004; Suluspira is a replacement name)
- Zierliana Gray, 1847:[1] synonym of Vexillum Röding, 1798
Ecology edit
carnivorous.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Fedosov A. E. & Kantor Yu. I. (2010). " . [Evolution of carnivorous gastropods of the family Costellariidae (Neogastropoda) in the framework of molecular phylogeny]". Ruthenica 20(2): 117-139. PDF Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
- ^ Fedosov, Alexander E., et al., Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda); Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2017, 179, 541–626
- ^ Robin, A. (2010). Austromitra Finlay, 1927. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=410823 on 2010-12-25
- ^ WoRMS (2010). Pusiolina Cossmann, 1921. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=450524 on 2010-12-25
External links edit
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- 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