The family Mitridae (Gastropoda) in the Lower Miocene chipola formation ofnorthern Florida

A brief review of the Mitridae from the Lower Miocene Chipola Formation of northern Florida is presented, with the description of two new species and the identification of adult specimens of Mitra acteoglypha Gardner, 1937. T he new species are Mitra calhounensis, a common, large fusiform species tha t bears a resemblance to Mitra fusiformis (Brocchi 1814) from the Miocene o f Europe, and Scabricola chipolana, a rare, smooth-shell, species that is l imited to the ancient reef environment along Tenmile Creek and the Chipola River.