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.Kantor Y., 1995, Phylogeny and relationships of Neogastropoda. Pp. 221–230, in: J. D. Taylor, ed., Origin and evolutionary radiation of the Mollusca. Oxford University Press
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 Sysoev & Kantor, 1986 Aguilaria Taylor & Wells, 1994 Anticomitas Powell, 1942 Antimelatoma Powell, 1942 Antiplanes Dall, 1902 Austrotoma Finlay, 1924 Benthodaphne Oyama, 1962 † Boreocomitas Hickman, 1976 Brachytoma Swainson, 1840 Burchia Bartsch, 1944 Buridrillia Olsson, 1942 Calcatodrillia Kilburn, 1988 Carinodrillia Dall, 1919 Carinoturris Bartsch, 1944 Cheungbeia Taylor & Wells, 1994 † Clavatoma Powell, 1942 Cleospira McLean, 1971 Comitas Finlay, 1926 Compsodrillia Woodring, 1928 Conorbela Powell, 1951 Conticosta Laseron, 1954 Crassiclava McLean, 1971 Crassispira Swainson, 1840 Cretaspira Kuroda & Oyama, 1971 Dallspira Bartsch, 1950 Doxospira McLean, 1971 Funa Kilburn, 1988 Gibbaspira McLean, 1971 Glossispira McLean, 1971 Hindsiclava Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955 Hormospira Berry, 1958Berry (1958). Leafl. Malac. 1: 90. Inquisitor Hedley, 1918 Knefastia Dall, 1919 Kurilohadalia Sysoev & Kantor, 1986 Kurodadrillia Azuma, 1975 Leucosyrinx Dall, 1889 Lioglyphostoma Woodring, 1928 Maesiella McLean, 1971 Mammillaedrillia Kuroda & Oyama, 1971 Megasurcula Casey, 1904 Meggittia Ray, 1977 Miraclathurella Woodring, 1928 Monilispira Bartsch & Rehder, 1939 Naudedrillia Kilburn, 1988 Nymphispira McLean, 1971 Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898 Paracomitas Powell, 1942 Pilsbryspira Bartsch, 1950 Plicisyrinx Sysoev & Kantor, 1986 Pseudomelatoma Dall, 1918Dall (1918). Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 54(2238): 317. Pseudotaranis McLean, 1995 Ptychobela Thiele, 1925 Pyrgospira McLean, 1971 Rhodopetoma Bartsch, 1944 Sediliopsis Petuch, 1988 Shutonia van der Bijl, 1993 Strictispira McLean, 1971 Striospira Bartsch, 1950 Thelecythara Woodring, 1928 Tiariturris Berry, 1958Berry (1958). Leafl. Malac. 1: 87. Viridrillia Bartsch, 1943 Zonulispira Bartsch, 1950
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
Genera moved to another family Austrocarina Laseron, 1954Laseron (1954). Review of the New South Wales Turridae, Roy. Zoo. Soc. N.S.W., Sydney, 21. has been moved to the family Horaiclavidae.
References
Further reading (Pseudomelatominae) The American Malacological Union. Annual Reports for 1965: 2
External links
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Pseudomelatomidae James Mc Lean, A revised classification of the family Turridae, with the proposal of new subfamilies, genera, and subgenera from the Eastern Pacific - General description of the subfamily Zonulispirinae, now recognized as the family Pseudomelatomidae; The Veliger v. 14 (1971-1972)