Mitromorphidae

The Mitromorphidae have small to medium-sized shells with a high biconic mitriform shape, a paucispiral or multispiral protoconch up to 4.5 whorls, a short or indistinct siphonal canal, narrow aperture with up to 3 columellar pleats, indistinct anal sinus on a weakly pronounced subsutural ramp, fairly smooth surface with spiral sculptural elements. There is no operculum, and the radula is relatively short, hypodermic in character with awl-shaped teeth, a swollen solid basal region, and may have a weak barb at the terminal end of the radular tooth. == Genera ==

This is a list of the accepted names of genera in the family Mitromorphidae (the main reference for recent species is the World Register of Marine Species). • Anarithma Iredale, 1916 • Arielia Shasky, 1961 • Cymakra Gardner, 1937 • † Itia Marwick, 1931 • Lovellona Iredale, 1917 • Maorimorpha Powell, 1939 • † Mitrellatoma Powell, 1942 • Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 • Scrinium Hedley, 1922 ;Genera brought into synonymy • Ariella Shasky, 1961: synonym of Arielia Shasky, 1961 • Citharopsis Pease, 1868: synonym of Anarithma Iredale, 1916 • † Clinomitra Bellardi, 1889 : synonym of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 • † Diptychomitra Bellardi, 1889 : synonym of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 • Helenella Casey, 1904: synonym of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 • Mitramorpha : synonym of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 (variant spelling) • Mitrithara Hedley, 1922: synonym of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 • Mitrolumna Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883: synonym of Mitromorpha Carpenter, 1865 • Vexiariella Shuto, 1983: synonym of Arielia Shasky, 1961 == References ==