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Pseudomelatomidae
Apertural view of a shell of Comitas peelae Bozzetti, 1993
Scientific classification
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Pseudomelatomidae

Morrison, 1965
Synonyms
  • Crassispirinae
  • Zonulispirinae
A live individual of Pseudomelatoma torosa in situ with an attached individual of Crepidula adunca on top.

Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[1][2]

In 2011 Bouchet, Kantor et al. moved the Crassispirinae and Zonulispirinae and numerous genera of snails loosely called turrid snails (which at that point had been placed in the family Conidae) and placed them in the family Pseudomelatomidae. This was based on a cladistical analysis of shell morphology, radular characteristics, anatomical characters, and a dataset of molecular sequences of three gene fragments.[1]

Genera

Genera within the family Pseudomelatomidae include:

Genera brought into synonymy

  • Epidirona Iredale, 1931: synonym of Epideira Hedley, 1918
  • Macrosinus Beu, 1970: synonym of Paracomitas Powell, 1942
  • Rectiplanes Bartsch, 1944: synonym of Antiplanes Dall, 1902
  • Rectisulcus Habe, 1958: synonym of Antiplanes Dall, 1902
  • Schepmania Shuto, 1970: synonym of Shutonia van der Bijl, 1993
  • Turrigemma Berry, 1958: synonym of Hindsiclava Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955
  • Viridrillina Bartsch, 1943: synonym of Viridrillia Bartsch, 1943

Genera moved to another family

References

  1. ^ a b P. Bouchet, Yu. I. Kantor, A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Pseudomelatomidae Morrison, 1965. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 May 2011.
  3. ^ Berry (1958). Leafl. Malac. 1: 90.
  4. ^ Dall (1918). Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 54(2238): 317.
  5. ^ Berry (1958). Leafl. Malac. 1: 87.
  6. ^ Laseron (1954). Review of the New South Wales Turridae, Roy. Zoo. Soc. N.S.W., Sydney, 21.