Costellariidae

Costellariidae sometimes called the "ribbed miters" is a taxonomic family of minute to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family of snails is also sometimes referred to as Vexillum miters. The main family of miter shells however is Mitridae, a closely related group.

The monophyly of this family has been confirmed.

Taxonomy
This family was previously sometimes known as Vexillidae.

Latiromitra (from family Ptychatractidae) has been found to be closely related to Costellariidae in the molecular phylogeny analysis by Fedosov & Kantor (2010).

Genera
Genera within the family Costellariidae include:
 * Alisimitra Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
 * Atlantilux S.-I Huang, 2015
 * Austromitra Finlay, 1927
 * Ceratoxancus Kuroda, 1952
 * Costapex Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
 * Latiromitra Locard, 1897
 * Mitromica S. S. Berry, 1958
 * Nodicostellaria Petuch, 1987
 * Orphanopusia Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
 * Protoelongata Herrmann, Stossier & R. Salisbury, 2014
 * Pusia Swainson, 1840 - It is either a distinct genus or a subgenus of Vexillum
 * Suluspira Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
 * Thala H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
 * Thaluta Rosenberg & Callomon, 2003
 * Tosapusia Azuma, 1965
 * Turricostellaria Petuch, 1987
 * Turriplicifer Fedosov, Marrow, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017
 * Vexillum Röding, 1798 - synonym: Turricula Fabricius, 1823 non Schumacher, 1817

synonyms:
 * Costellaria Swainson, 1840 : synonym of Vexillum Röding, 1798
 * Pusiolina Cossmann, 1921 is a synonym of Microvoluta
 * Turricula H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (not to be confounded with Turricula Schumacher, 1817) : synonym of Vexillum Röding, 1798
 * Visaya Poppe, Guillot de Suduiraut & Tagaro, 2006 : synonym of Suluspira Fedosov, Herrmann & Bouchet, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Visaya Ahyong, 2004; Suluspira is a replacement name)
 * Zierliana Gray, 1847 : synonym of Vexillum Röding, 1798

Ecology
carnivorous.