Mitridae
| Mitridae Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous to Present |
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| Shells of a group of different species of mitrids | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
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Mitridae Swainson, 1931 |
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Mitridae, known as mitre shells, are a taxonomic family of sea snails, widely distributed marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Neogastropoda.
Both the Latin name and the common name are taken from the item of ecclesiastical headgear, the mitre or miter, used in reference to the shape of the shells.
The dentition of radula in the Mitridae is , with well-developed central and lateral teeth, both comb-like.
These sea snails are found in most warm and temperate seas.
Genera in the family Mitridae include:
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