MolluscaBase - Mitra (Callithea) Swainson, 1840

MolluscaBase name details

Mitra (Callithea) Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

1515214 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1515214)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Vexillum Röding, 1798

Rank

Subgenus

Type taxon

Mitra sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Vexillum sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Mitra Lamarck, 1798

Original name

Tiara (Callithea) Swainson, 1840

Direct children (2)

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Species Mitra (Callithea) fuchsi R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880 † accepted as Fedosovia fuchsi (R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Mitra (Callithea) stigmataria Lamarck, 1811 accepted as Vexillum sanguisuga (Linnaeus, 1758)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Tiara (Callithea) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 320 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Mitra (Callithea) Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1515214 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-06-14 09:47:14Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Tiara (Callithea) Swainson, 1840) Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 320 [details]