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 <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- â Austromitra ambulacrum <small>(Marwick, 1926)</small>
- Austromitra angulata (Suter, 1908)
- â Austromitra angusticostata <small>Ludbrook, 1941</small>
- Austromitra apicitincta <small>(Verco, 1896)</small>
- Austromitra arnoldi (Verco, 1909)
- Austromitra bathyraphe (Sowerby III, 1900)
- Austromitra bellapicta (Verco, 1909)
- Austromitra benschneideri <small>Marrow, 2024</small>
- Austromitra brunneopunctata <small>Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019</small>
- Austromitra burchi <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra canaliculata (Sowerby III, 1900)
- Austromitra capensis (Reeve, 1845)
- Austromitra cernohorskyi Turner, 2008
- Austromitra cinnamomea (A. Adams, 1855)
- â Austromitra citharelloides <small>(Tate, 1889)</small>
- Austromitra crayssaci <small>Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019</small>
- Austromitra crosbyi <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra decresca <small>Simone & Cunha, 2012</small>
- Austromitra diamantina <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra dissimilis <small>(A. W. B. Powell, 1937)</small>
- Austromitra distincta (Thiele, 1925)
- Austromitra doningtonensis <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra erecta <small>A. W. B. Powell, 1934</small>
- Austromitra euzonata <small>G.B. Sowerby III, 1900</small>
- Austromitra fallax <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra fedosovi <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra festiva <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra gradusspira <small>Lussi, 2015</small>
- Austromitra hayesi Turner, 1999
- Austromitra heliantha <small>S.-I Huang, 2026</small>
- Austromitra hewittae <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra kowieensis (Sowerby III, 1901)
- â Austromitra lacertosa <small>(Cernohorsky, 1970)</small>
- Austromitra lamellata <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra lawsi Finlay, 1930
- Austromitra leeuwinensis <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra legrandi (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
- Austromitra lincolnensis <small>(Angas, 1878)</small>
- Austromitra lirata <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- â Austromitra macra <small>(H. J. Finlay, 1927)</small>
- Austromitra minutenodosa Cernohorsky, 1980
- Austromitra morrisoni <small>Marrow, 2024</small>
- Austromitra mozambiquensis <small>R. Salisbury, Gori & Rosado, 2024</small>
- â Austromitra multiplicata <small>Ludbrook, 1958</small>
- Austromitra occidua <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra opima <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra ovata <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra planata <small>(Hutton, 1885)</small>
- Austromitra ponderi <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- â Austromitra pumila <small>(Tate, 1889)</small>
- Austromitra quadrilineata <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- â Austromitra quenelli <small>C. A. Fleming, 1943</small>
- â Austromitra ralphi <small>(Cossmann, 1900)</small>
- Austromitra regalis <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra retrocurvata (Verco, 1909)
- Austromitra rhodarion (Kilburn, 1972)
- Austromitra rosa <small>Fedosov, Bouchet, Dekkers, Gori, S.-I Huang, Kantor, Lemarcis, Marrow, Ratti, Rosenberg, R. Salisbury, Zvonareva & Puillandre, 2025</small>
- Austromitra rosenbergi <small>R. Salisbury, 2015</small>
- Austromitra rottnestensis <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra rubiginosa (Hutton, 1873)
- Austromitra sansibarica <small>(Thiele, 1925)</small>
- Austromitra schomburgki (Angas, 1878)
- Austromitra semirosea <small>Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019</small>
- â Austromitra sordida <small>(Tate, 1889)</small>
- Austromitra stewarti <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra tangaroa <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra tasmanica (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
- Austromitra torosa <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra translucida <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra tui <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra valarieae <small>Lussi, 2015</small>
- Austromitra vercoi <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra viridimuscus <small>Marrow & R. Salisbury, 2019</small>
- Austromitra waltoni <small>B. A. Marshall & Marrow, 2021</small>
- Austromitra westralis <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra whissoni <small>Marrow, 2023</small>
- Austromitra willcoxae <small>Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019</small>
- Austromitra zafra Powell, 1952
Synonyms
- [Austromitra aikeni <small>Lussi, 2015</small>: synonym of Kilburniola aikeni <small>(Lussi, 2015)</small>
- Austromitra analogica (Reeve, 1845): synonym of Cernohorskyola analogica <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
- Austromitra brunneacincta <small>Powell, 1952</small>: synonym of Austromitra planata <small>(Hutton, 1885)</small>
- Austromitra bucklandi <small>Gabriel, 1962</small>: synonym of Austromitra tasmanica <small>(Tenison Woods, 1876)</small>
- â Austromitra caudata <small>Marwick, 1931</small>: synonym of â Costellaria caudata (Marwick, 1931): synonym of â Vexillum caudatum <small>(Marwick, 1931)</small> (original combination)
- Austromitra erecta <small>Powell, 1934</small>: synonym of Austromitra rubiginosa <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>
- Austromitra grovei <small>Marrow & R. Salisbury, 2019</small>: synonym of Cernohorskyola grovei <small>(Marrow & R. Salisbury, 2019)</small>
- Austromitra ima (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of Austromitra capensis <small>(Reeve, 1845)</small>
- Austromitra koumacensis <small>Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019</small>: synonym of Ponderiola koumacensis <small>(Herrmann, R. Salisbury & J. C. Martin, 2019)</small> (superseded combination)
- Austromitra maculosa <small>Turner & Simone, 1997</small>: synonym of Kilburniola maculosa <small>(H. Turner & Simone, 1998)</small>
- â Austromitra mawsoni <small>Ludbrook, 1958</small> â : synonym of â Austromitra angusticostata <small>Ludbrook, 1941</small>
- â Austromitra pauciplicata <small>Ludbrook, 1958</small>: synonym of â Austromitra angusticostata <small>Ludbrook, 1941</small>
- Austromitra planatella <small>Finlay, 1930</small>: synonym of Austromitra planata <small>(Hutton, 1885)</small>
- â Austromitra plicifera <small>Marwick, 1928</small>: synonym of â Peculator pliciferus <small>(Marwick, 1928)</small>
- Austromitra rubiradix <small>Finlay, 1926</small>: synonym of Austromitra rubiginosa <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>
- Austromitra scalariformis <small>(Tenison Woods, 1876)</small>: synonym of Austromitra schomburgki <small>(Angas, 1878)</small>
- â Austromitra tricordata B<small>eu, 1970</small>: synonym of â Egestas tricordata <small>(Beu, 1970)</small>
- Austromitra volucra <small>(Hedley, 1915)</small>: synonym of Cernohorskyola volucra <small>(Hedley, 1915)</small>
References
- Marshall, B. A. & Marrow, M. P. (2021). The living Austromitra species of New Zealand (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda, Costellariidae). Novapex. 22: 51-73
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