Latiromitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Species
Species within the genus Latiromitra include:
- Latiromitra aratiuncula <small>(Quinn, 1981)</small>
- Latiromitra barthelowi <small>(Bartsch, 1942)</small>
- Latiromitra cacozeliana <small>Bouchet & Kantor, 2000</small>
- Latiromitra costata <small>(Dall, 1890)</small>
- Latiromitra crosnieri <small>Bouchet & Kantor, 2000</small>
- Latiromitra cryptodon <small>(P. Fischer, 1882)</small>
- Latiromitra delicatula <small>(Shikama, 1971)</small>
- Latiromitra meekiana <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Latiromitra niveobabelis <small>Garcia, 2015</small>
- Latiromitra okinavensis <small>(MacNeil, 1961)</small>
- Latiromitra paiciorum <small>Bouchet & Kantor, 2000</small>
- â Latiromitra pauciplicata <small>(Yokoyama, 1928)</small>
- Latiromitra styliola <small>(Dall, 1927)</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Latiromitra bairdii <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>: synonym of Volutomitra bairdii <small>(Dall, 1889)</small>
- Latiromitra specialis <small>Locard, 1897</small>: synonym of Latiromitra cryptodon <small>(P. Fischer, 1882)</small>
- Vexillum (Latiromitra) problematicum <small>Ponder, 1968</small>: synonym of Metzgeria problematica <small>(Ponder, 1968)</small> ÷
Classification
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Turbinelloidea (Superfamily) > Costellariidae (Family) > Latiromitra (Genus)
References
- Quinn J.F. (1981) A new genus of Turbinellidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia), with the description of a new species from the Caribbean Sea. The Nautilus 95(2): 72-77.
- Bouchet P. & Kantor Yu.I. (2000) The anatomy and systematics of Latiromitra, a genus of tropical deep-water Ptychatractinae (Gastropoda: Turbinellidae). The Veliger 49(1): 1-23.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180âÂÂ213