Austromitra

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Austromitra
Austromitra analogica tatei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Austromitra
Finlay, 1926
Type species
Columbella rubiginosa F. W. Hutton, 1873
Synonyms[1]
  • Balcomitra Finlay, 1927
  • Vexillum (Austromitra) Finlay, 1926

Austromitra is a genus of sea snails in the family Costellariidae.[1]

They are small carnivorous marine gastropod mollusks, most of which are less than 15 mm in length. They live on hard substrates, intertidally and to a depth of at least 1000 m. The genus is found in southern Africa, southern Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.[2]

Species within the genus Austromitra include:

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