Belomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.[1]

Belomitra
Shell of Belomitra comitas (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Belomitridae
Genus: Belomitra
Fischer, 1882
Type species
Belomitra paradoxa
P. Fischer, 1883
Synonyms[1]
  • Bathyclionella Kobelt, 1905
  • Cryptomitra Dall, 1924
  • Dellina Beu, 1970
  • Morrisonella Bartsch, 1945
  • Pleurobela Monterosato in Locard, 1897

Species

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Species within the genus Belomitra include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Belomitra fischeri Locard, 1897: synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  • Belomitra lyrata Locard, 1897: synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  • Belomitra paradoxa P. Fischer, 1883: synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  • Belomitra spelta Locard, 1897: synonym of Belomitra quadruplex (R. B. Watson, 1882)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Belomitra Fischer, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  2. ^ Belomitra pourtalesii (Dall, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ Belomitra quadruplex (Watson, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  • Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1985). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 1: 121-296
  • Beu A.G. (1970). Bathyal Upper Miocene Mollusca from Wairarapa District, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Earth Sciences. 7(12): 209-240
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