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).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatominae to the status of family Pseudomelatomidae.
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 cladistic analysis of shell morphology, radular characteristics, anatomical characters, and a dataset of molecular sequences of three gene fragments.
Genera
Genera within the family Pseudomelatomidae include:
- Abyssocomitas <small>Sysoev & Kantor, 1986</small>
- Aguilaria <small>Taylor & Wells, 1994</small>
- Anticomitas <small>Powell, 1942</small>
- Antimelatoma <small>Powell, 1942</small>
- Antiplanes <small>Dall, 1902</small>
- Austrotoma <small>Finlay, 1924</small>
- Benthodaphne <small>Oyama, 1962</small>
- â Boreocomitas <small>Hickman, 1976</small>
- Brachytoma <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
- Burchia <small>Bartsch, 1944</small>
- Buridrillia <small>Olsson, 1942</small>
- Calcatodrillia <small>Kilburn, 1988</small>
- Carinodrillia <small>Dall, 1919</small>
- Carinoturris <small>Bartsch, 1944</small>
- Cheungbeia <small>Taylor & Wells, 1994</small>
- â Clavatoma <small>Powell, 1942</small>
- Cleospira <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Comitas <small>Finlay, 1926</small>
- Compsodrillia <small>Woodring, 1928</small>
- Conorbela <small>Powell, 1951</small>
- Conticosta <small>Laseron, 1954</small>
- Crassiclava <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Crassispira <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
- Cretaspira <small>Kuroda & Oyama, 1971</small>
- Dallspira <small>Bartsch, 1950</small>
- Doxospira <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Funa <small>Kilburn, 1988</small>
- Gibbaspira <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Glossispira <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Hindsiclava <small>Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955</small>
- Hormospira <small>Berry, 1958</small>
- Inquisitor <small>Hedley, 1918</small>
- Knefastia <small>Dall, 1919</small>
- Kurilohadalia <small>Sysoev & Kantor, 1986</small>
- Kurodadrillia <small>Azuma, 1975</small>
- Leucosyrinx <small>Dall, 1889</small>
- Lioglyphostoma <small>Woodring, 1928</small>
- Maesiella <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Mammillaedrillia <small>Kuroda & Oyama, 1971</small>
- Megasurcula <small>Casey, 1904</small>
- Meggittia <small>Ray, 1977</small>
- Miraclathurella <small>Woodring, 1928</small>
- Monilispira <small>Bartsch & Rehder, 1939</small>
- Naudedrillia <small>Kilburn, 1988</small>
- Nymphispira <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Otitoma <small>Jousseaume, 1898</small>
- Paracomitas <small>Powell, 1942</small>
- Pilsbryspira <small>Bartsch, 1950</small>
- Plicisyrinx <small>Sysoev & Kantor, 1986</small>
- Pseudomelatoma <small>Dall, 1918</small>
- Pseudotaranis <small>McLean, 1995</small>
- Ptychobela <small>Thiele, 1925</small>
- Pyrgospira <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Rhodopetoma <small>Bartsch, 1944</small>
- Sediliopsis <small>Petuch, 1988</small>
- Shutonia <small>van der Bijl, 1993</small>
- Strictispira <small>McLean, 1971</small>
- Striospira <small>Bartsch, 1950</small>
- Thelecythara <small>Woodring, 1928</small>
- Tiariturris <small>Berry, 1958</small>
- Viridrillia <small>Bartsch, 1943</small>
- Zonulispira <small>Bartsch, 1950</small>
Genera brought into synonymy
- Epidirona <small>Iredale, 1931</small>: synonym of Epideira <small>Hedley, 1918</small>
- Lioglyphostomella <small>Shuto, 1970</small>: synonym of Otitoma <small>Jousseaume, 1898</small>
- Macrosinus <small>Beu, 1970</small>: synonym of Paracomitas <small>Powell, 1942</small>
- Rectiplanes <small>Bartsch, 1944</small>: synonym of Antiplanes <small>Dall, 1902</small>
- Rectisulcus <small>Habe, 1958</small>: synonym of Antiplanes <small>Dall, 1902</small>
- Schepmania <small>Shuto, 1970</small>: synonym of Shutonia <small>van der Bijl, 1993</small>
- Thelecytharella <small>Shuto, 1969</small>: synonym of Otitoma <small>Jousseaume, 1898</small>
- Turrigemma <small>Berry, 1958</small>: synonym of Hindsiclava <small>Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955</small>
- Viridrillina <small>Bartsch, 1943</small>: synonym of Viridrillia <small>Bartsch, 1943</small>
Genera moved to another family
References
Further reading
- (Pseudomelatominae) The American Malacological Union. Annual Reports for 1965: 2
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