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Pseudomelatomidae

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Pseudomelatomidae
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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).[2][1]

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A live individual of Pseudomelatoma torosa in situ with an attached individual of Crepidula adunca on top.

In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatominae to the status of family Pseudomelatomidae.[3]

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.[2]

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Genera

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Genera within the family Pseudomelatomidae include:

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Genera brought into synonymy

  • Epidirona Iredale, 1931: synonym of Epideira Hedley, 1918
  • Lioglyphostomella Shuto, 1970: synonym of Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898
  • 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
  • Thelecytharella Shuto, 1969: synonym of Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898
  • Turrigemma Berry, 1958: synonym of Hindsiclava Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955
  • Viridrillina Bartsch, 1943: synonym of Viridrillia Bartsch, 1943
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Genera moved to another family

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