Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Neogastropoda > Superfamily Mitroidea > Family Mitridae > Subfamily Mitrinae

Episcomitra Monterosato, 1917

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

Mitra (Episcomitra) Monterosato, 1917 synonym

Children

Episcomitra angelesae Caballero-Herrera, Gofas & Rueda, 2022
Episcomitra cornicula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Episcomitra fusiformis (Brocchi, 1814)
Episcomitra zonata (Marryat, 1819)

Literature

additional source

Harzhauser, M. & Landau, B. (2021). The Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea. Zootaxa. 4983(1): 1-72.

status source

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. 183(2): 253-337.

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Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Episcomitra Monterosato, 1917. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1060394

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

EU Habitat Directive:
annex II EU Habitat Directive Annex II: Species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.
annex IV EU Habitat Directive Annex IV: Species of community interest in need of strict protection.

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Last modified

2018-02-15 by Philippe Bouchet

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