Mitromorpha
Miltromorpha is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitromorphidae, in the superfamily Conoidea the cone snails and their allies. This genus was originally described by Carpenter off the west coast of the United States. The species occur mainly on the continental shelf and in insular environments. Their real diversity is poorly understood.
Mitromorpha was previously categorized under the family Conidae, subfamily Clathurellinae..
The genus Mitrolumna is currently treated as a synonym or subgenus of Mitromorpha, but is available for the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean species, if these are considered to form a distinct radiation. The same genus is also used for a number of extinct species:Mitrolumna atypica † Mitrolumna hortiensis † Mitrolumna oligomiocenica † Mitrolumna peyroti † Mitrolumna raulini † Mitrolumna titanocola † Mitrolumna ventriosa †
Description
The small shells have an elongate fusiform shape. They are generally strongly spirally sculptured. The flattened shells are crossed by longitudinal plicae and revolving lirae. The aperture is long and narrowly oval. The anal sinus is in most cases obsolete. The outer lip is acute, smooth within, occasionally scarcely sinuated posteriorly. The columella is straight, bearing a number of short plicae or teeth upon it in the middle and slightly transversely lirate.Species
Species within the genus Mitromorpha include:Mitromorpha alabaster Ortega & Gofas, 2019Mitromorpha alba Mitromorpha albosideralis Mitromorpha alphonsiana Mitromorpha alyssae Mitromorpha amphibolos Mitromorpha angusta Mitromorpha annobonensis Mitromorpha apollinis Mitromorpha aspera Mitromorpha axicostata Mitromorpha axiscalpta Mitromorpha azorensis Mitromorpha barrierensis Mitromorpha bassiana Mitromorpha bella Mitromorpha benthicola Mitromorpha biplicata Mitromorpha bogii- † Mitromorpha brachyspira Mitromorpha braziliensis Mitromorpha brevispira Mitromorpha cachiai Mitromorpha canariensis Mitromorpha candeopontis Mitromorpha canopusensis Mitromorpha carpenteri Mitromorpha chelonion Mitromorpha columbellaria Mitromorpha columnaria Mitromorpha commutabilis Mitromorpha confortinii Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021Mitromorpha cossyrae Mitromorpha crassilirata Mitromorpha crenipicta Mitromorpha cubana Mitromorpha dalli Mitromorpha decussata Mitromorpha denizi Mitromorpha diaoyuensis Mitromorpha dormitor Mitromorpha drivasi Mitromorpha engli Mitromorpha erycinella Mitromorpha exigua
- † Mitromorpha fenestrata Mitromorpha fischeri Mitromorpha flammulata
- † Mitromorpha formosa Mitromorpha gemmata Mitromorpha gofasi Mitromorpha gracilior Mitromorpha grammatula Mitromorpha granulifera
- † Mitromorpha granum Mitromorpha hardyi Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021Mitromorpha haycocki Mitromorpha herilda Mitromorpha hernandezi Mitromorpha hewitti Mitromorpha hierroensis Mitromorpha iki Mitromorpha incerta Mitromorpha insolens Mitromorpha iozona Mitromorpha iridescens Mitromorpha jaguaensis Mitromorpha jovis Mitromorpha karpathensis Mitromorpha keenae Mitromorpha kennellyi Mitromorpha kilburni Mitromorpha laeta Mitromorpha macphersonae Mitromorpha maculata Mitromorpha maraisi Mitromorpha mariottinii Mitromorpha mifsudi Mitromorpha mirim Mitromorpha monodi Mitromorpha multicostata Mitromorpha multigranosa Mitromorpha nodilirata Mitromorpha nofronii Mitromorpha oliva Mitromorpha olivoidea Mitromorpha orcutti
- † Mitromorpha panaulax Mitromorpha paucilirata Mitromorpha paula Mitromorpha philippinensis Mitromorpha pinguis Mitromorpha platacme Mitromorpha pleurotomoides Mitromorpha popeae Mitromorpha proles Mitromorpha purae Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021Mitromorpha regis Mitromorpha rotundicostata Mitromorpha ryalli Horro, Gori, Rosado & Rolán, 2021Mitromorpha sama Mitromorpha sanctaluciaensis Mitromorpha santosi Mitromorpha saotomensis Mitromorpha selene Mitromorpha senegalensis Mitromorpha separanda Mitromorpha smithi Mitromorpha spreta Mitromorpha striolata Mitromorpha suarezi
- † Mitromorpha subulata
- † Mitromorpha sutherlandica Mitromorpha swinneni Mitromorpha tagaroae Mitromorpha tenuilirata Mitromorpha thalaoides Mitromorpha torticula Mitromorpha tricolorata Mitromorpha undulata Mitromorpha unilineata Mitromorpha usta Mitromorpha ustulata Mitromorpha volva
- † Mitromorpha waitakiensis Mitromorpha wilhelminae
- ''Mitromorpha zilpha''