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Family: Mitridae miter shells



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Max. Length 2.0 cm SHL
 
Acromargarita mackayorum
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Atrimitra isolata
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Calcimitra philippeboucheti
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Calcimitra soela
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Max. Length 6.6 cm SHL
 
Calcimitra toi
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Max. Length 4.2 cm SHL
 
Calcimitra wuhuai
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Cancilla abyssicola
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Cancilla acuminata
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Cancilla armonica
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Cancilla baeri
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Max. Length 3.6 cm SHL
 
Cancilla chihsiungi
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Cancilla duplilirata
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Cancilla fallowense
[]
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Cancilla fulgetrum
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Cancilla gloriolaCernohorsky, 1970

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cancilla gloriola
[]
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Cancilla herklotsiana
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Cancilla isabella
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Cancilla morchii
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Cancilla nadayaoi
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No picture found
 
Cancilla poppei
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cancilla praestantissima(Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cancilla praestantissima
[]
No picture found
 
Cancilla rikae
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Cancilla rubiginosa
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Max. Length 6.3 cm SHL
 
Cancilla suni
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Cancilla suturata
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Carinomitra typha
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Max. Length 7.4 cm DL
 
Dibaphimitra florida
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No picture found
 
Domiporta carnicolor
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Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Domiporta filaris(Linnaeus, 1771)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Domiporta filaris
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Domiporta gloriola
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Domiporta granatina
[Flecked miter]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm SHL
 
Domiporta hibiscula
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Max. Length 1.3 cm SHH
 
Domiporta nivisplumae
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Episcomitra angelesae
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Max. Length 0.9 cm SHL
 
Gemmulimitra gemma
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Max. Length 1.1 cm SHL
 
Gemmulimitra picardali
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Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Imbricaria annulata(Reeve, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Imbricaria annulata
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No picture found
 
Imbricaria conovula
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Imbricaria conularis(Lamarck, 1811)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Imbricaria conularis
[Cone mitre]
No picture found
 
Imbricaria conus
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Imbricaria olivaeformis(Swainson, 1821)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Imbricaria olivaeformis
[Olive-shaped mitre]
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Imbricaria punctata
[Bonelike mitre]
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Imbricaria vanikoroensis
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Isara badia
[]
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Mitra abbatis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Mitra acuminataSwainson, 1824

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra acuminata
[Acuminate mitre]
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Mitra aglais
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Mitra amaura
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Max. Length 10.6 cm DL
 
Mitra antillensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Mitra aurantia(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra aurantia
[Orange mitre]
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Mitra auriculoides
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Mitra aurora
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Mitra avenacea
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Mitra barbieri
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Mitra belcheri
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Mitra bellula
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Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Mitra bernhardinaRöding, 1798

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra bernhardina
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Mitra bovei
[Bove's mitre]
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Mitra brasiliensis
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Mitra carbonaria
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Mitra cardinalis
[Cardinal mitre]
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Mitra catalinae
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Mitra chalybeia
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Mitra christinae
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Mitra chrysalisReeve, 1844

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra chrysalis
[Chrysalis mitre]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Mitra chrysostomaBroderip, 1836

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra chrysostoma
[Gold-mouth mitre]
No picture found
 
Mitra cingulata
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Mitra coarctata
[]
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Mitra coffea
[Coffee mitre]
No picture found
 
Mitra colombelliformis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Mitra contractaSwainson, 1820

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra contracta
[Contracted mitre]
No picture found
 
Mitra cornea
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Mitra cornicula
[Little trumpet mitre]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Mitra coronataLamarck, 1811

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra coronata
[Crowned mitre]
No picture found
 
Mitra crenata
[]
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Mitra cucumerina
[Kettle mitre]
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Mitra cuyosae
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Mitra damasomonteiroi
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Mitra decurtata
[Shortened mitre]
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Mitra deynzeri
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Mitra doliolum
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Mitra dolorosa
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Mitra dondani
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Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Mitra eremitarumRöding, 1798

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Mitra eremitarum
[Adusta miter]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Mitra espinosai
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Mitra fastigium
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Mitra ferrugineaLamarck, 1811

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra ferruginea
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Mitra flammulata
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Mitra flavocingulata
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Mitra florida
[Florida miter]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Mitra fragaQuoy & Gaimard, 1833

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra fraga
[Strawberry mitre]
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Mitra fultoni
[Pitted miter]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Mitra fulvescensBroderip, 1836

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Mitra fulvescens
[Tawny mitre]
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Mitra glaphyria
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Mitra gracilefragum
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Mitra grammatula
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Mitra granata
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Mitra hilli
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Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SHL
Mitra idaeMelvill, 1893

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra idae
[Half-pitted miter]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific.

Mitra imperialisRöding, 1798

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra imperialis
[Imperial mitra]
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Mitra incarnata
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Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Mitra incompta(Lightfoot, 1786)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra incompta
[Tessellate mitre]
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Mitra isabella
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Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Mitra larranagai
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Mitra lenhilli
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Mitra leonardi
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Mitra lienardi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Mitra litterataLamarck, 1811

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra litterata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Mitra luctuosaAdams, 1853

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra luctuosa
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Mitra lugubris
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Mitra maesta
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Mitra magnifica
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Mitra marrowi
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Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 18 cm SHL
Mitra mitra(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Mitra mitra
[Episcopal miter]
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Mitra multiplicata
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Mitra nigra
[Brown miter]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 5 cm DL
Mitra nodulosa(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra nodulosa
[Beaded miter]
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Mitra nubila
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Mitra oliverai
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Mitra pallida
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Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Mitra papalisLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra papalis
[Papal mitre]
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Mitra patriarchale
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Mitra paupercula
[Poor mitre]
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Mitra pecularis
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Mitra peculiaris
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Mitra pediculusLamarck, 1811

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra pediculus
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Mitra pele
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Mitra pelliserpentis
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Mitra picta
[Brown mitre]
No picture found
 
Mitra pudica
[Modest mitre]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Mitra puncticulataLamarck, 1811

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Mitra puncticulata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Mitra pyramis(Wood, 1828)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra pyramis
[Pyramis mitre]
No picture found
 
Mitra reticulata
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Mitra retusa
[Blunted mitre]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Mitra rosaceaReeve, 1845

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra rosacea
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Mitra rotundilirata
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Mitra rubiginea
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Mitra rubritincta
[Red-painted mitre]
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Mitra ruepellii
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Mitra saltata
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Mitra salva
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Mitra sarinoae
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Mitra sarmientoi
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Mitra scutulata
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Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Mitra semiferruginea
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Mitra sigillata
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Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Mitra stictica(Link, 1807)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra stictica
[Pontifical miter]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Mitra straminea
[Gulf stream miter]
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Mitra swainsonii
[Antillean miter]
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Mitra tabanula
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Mitra tagaroae
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Mitra terryni
[]
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Mitra testacea
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Mitra tristisBroderip, 1836

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra tristis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Mitra tuberosaReeve, 1845

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra tuberosa
[]
No picture found
 
Mitra turgida
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Mitra ustulataReeve, 1844

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra ustulata
[Scorched mitre]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Mitra vexillumReeve, 1844

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Mitra vexillum
[Vexillate mitre]
No picture found
 
Mitra zilpha
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Mitra zonata
[Zoned miter]
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Mutyca kamehameha
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Nebularia ancillides
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Nebularia aurora
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Nebularia edentula
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No picture found

Max. Length 4.9 cm SHL
 
Nebularia hangji
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Nebularia kanak
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Nebularia nivea
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Nebularia petrosa
[]
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Nebularia rutila
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Nebularia tivoli
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Nebularia vultuosa
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No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm SHL
 
Nebularia yafani
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla arenacea
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla circula
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla clathra
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Neocancilla clathrus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Neocancilla clathrus
[Clathrus mitre]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla condei
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla coriacea
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla lavoisieri
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Neocancilla papilio(Link, 1807)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Neocancilla papilio
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla papuiio
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla pretiosa
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla splendidula
[]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla takiisaoi
[Isao taki mitre]
No picture found
 
Neocancilla vicdani
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
Probata barbadensis(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Probata barbadensis
[Barbados miter]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SHL
 
Profundimitra kuoi
[]
No picture found
 
Pterygia arctata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Pterygia crenulata(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pterygia crenulata
[Crenulate mitre]
No picture found
 
Pterygia dactylus
[Finger mitre]
No picture found
 
Pterygia deburghiae
[]
No picture found
 
Pterygia fenestrata
[Fenestrate mitre]
No picture found
 
Pterygia glans
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No picture found
 
Pterygia japonica
[]
No picture found
 
Pterygia nucea
[Nut mitre]
No picture found
 
Pterygia scabricula
[Rough mitre]
No picture found
 
Pterygia sinensis
[]
No picture found
 
Pterygia undulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Quasimitra houarti
[]
No picture found
 
Quasimitra sophiae
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola caerulea
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola casta
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola desetangsii
[Desetang's mitre]
No picture found
 
Scabricola eximia
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola fusca
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola hayashii
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola lorenzi
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola lugubris
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola martini
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola melvilli
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola petiti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm SHL
 
Scabricola phoenix
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola potensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Scabricola tenax
[]
No picture found
 
Scabricola variegata
[Variegated mitre]
No picture found
 
Scabricola yaekoae
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella ambigua
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella assimilis
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella crassicostata
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella nana
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella paupercula
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella pica
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella rapanuiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella telescopium
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella ticaonica
[]
No picture found
 
Strigatella zebra
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla attenuata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Subcancilla candida
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla circula
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Subcancilla erythrogramma(Tomlin, 1931)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Subcancilla erythrogramma
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla flammea
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No picture found
 
Subcancilla foveolata
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No picture found
 
Subcancilla gigantea
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Subcancilla interlirata(Reeve, 1846)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Subcancilla interlirata
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla larranagai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Subcancilla leonardhilli
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla lopesi
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla phorminx
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Subcancilla rhadina
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla rufescens
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla shikamai
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla straminea
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla sulcata
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No picture found
 
Subcancilla verrusosa
[]
No picture found
 
Subcancilla yagurai
[]
No picture found
 
Swainsonia albina
[]
No picture found
 
Swainsonia cloveri
[]
No picture found
 
Swainsonia fissurata
[]
No picture found
 
Swainsonia incisa
[]
No picture found
 
Swainsonia limata
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