Marine Species Traits - Geomitra Swainson, 1840

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Geomitra Swainson, 1840

AphiaID

996331 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:996331)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon of

Geomitrini C. R. Boettger, 1909

Parent

Geomitrini C. R. Boettger, 1909

Original name

Geotrochus (Geomitra) Swainson, 1840

Direct children (8)

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Species Geomitra coronula (R. T. Lowe, 1852)
Species Geomitra grabhami (Wollaston, 1878)
Species Geomitra tiarella (P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot, 1833)
Species Geomitra watsoni (J. Y. Johnson, 1897)
Subgenus Geomitra (Serratorotula) Groh & Hemmen, 1986 accepted as Serratorotula Groh & Hemmen, 1986 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
1. Species Geomitra (Serratorotula) gerberi Groh & Hemmen, 1986 † accepted as Serratorotula gerberi (Groh & Hemmen, 1986) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Geomitra acarinata Hemmen & Groh, 1985 † accepted as Serratorotula acarinata (Hemmen & Groh, 1985) † accepted as Robertcameronia acarinata (Hemmen & Groh, 1985) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Geomitra moniziana (Paiva, 1867) accepted as Craspedaria moniziana (Paiva, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) 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): 166, 332 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Geomitra Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996331 on 2026-10-17

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Geomitra Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996331 on 2026-10-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2017-06-15 07:29:09Z

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Bank, Ruud

2025-02-01 11:58:05Z

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Herbert, David

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original description (of ) 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): 166, 332 [details]

basis of record Schileyko, A. A. (2006). Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 14. Helicodontidae, Ciliellidae, Hygromiidae. <em>Ruthenica.</em> Supplement 2: 1907-2047. Moskva [November].
page(s): 2026 [details]

Definitions

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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Geomitra)
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Unreviewed

Geomitra tiarella

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