WoRMS taxon details
Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758)
590537 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:590537)
accepted
Species
Mitra (Mitra) magnifica Poppe & Tagaro, 2006 · alternative representation
Mitra (Mitra) mitra (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Mitra carmelita Röding, 1798 · unaccepted
Mitra episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Mitra magnifica Poppe & Tagaro, 2006 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Voluta mitra Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Voluta mitra episcopalis Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 885)
marine
(of Voluta mitra Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=590537 on 2026-05-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mitra (Mitra) magnifica Poppe & Tagaro, 2006) Poppe, G. T.; Tagaro, S. P. (2006). New Mitridae and Costellariidae from the Philippines and the East China Sea. <em>Visaya.</em> 1 (6): 76-89.
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original description (of Mitra carmelita Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 136 [details]
original description (of Voluta mitra Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 732 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Voluta mitra episcopalis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 732 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Mitra carmelita Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 136 [details]
original description (of Voluta mitra Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 732 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Voluta mitra episcopalis Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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[request]Identification resource
identification resource
Poppe, G. T. & Tagaro, S. P. (2008). Mitridae. Pp. 330-417, in: G. T. Poppe (ed.). Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp. [details]
Other
additional source
Tsuchiya K. (2017). Family Mitridae. Pp. 973-982, in: T. Okutani (ed.), <i>Marine Mollusks in Japan</i>, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp. [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 189. [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 189. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | episcopal mitreepiscopal miter | [details] |
| German | Gemeine BischofsmützeBischofsmütze | [details] |
| Japanese | チョウセンフデ | [details] |
Linnean collection online
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mitra (Mitra) mitra (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (210 publications) (from synonym Mitra episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mitra carmelita Röding, 1798)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitra mitra)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Voluta mitra Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Malacopics (Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, collected 1986-00-...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra (Mitra) mitra (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Mitra (Mitra) mitra (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (210 publications) (from synonym Mitra episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Mitra carmelita Röding, 1798)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Mitra mitra)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 12 proteins) (from synonym Voluta mitra Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (15 nucleotides; 12 proteins)
To Malacopics (Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, collected 1986-00-...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra episcopalis (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Mitra (Mitra) mitra (Linnaeus, 1758))
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