Otitoma
Otitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
This genus consists of species with a rather variable appearance. Their different morphology points to an uncommon diversification.
Taxonomy
This genus was considered a nomen dubium by Powell in 1966, until Kilburn resurrected it in 2004. He considered Thelecytharella a synonym of Otitoma. Finally in 2011 Bouchet et al. closed the debate about this genera based on molecular evidence and assigned Otitoma to the family Pseudomelatomidae.Species
Species within the genus Otitoma include:Otitoma astrolabensis Wiedrick, 2014Otitoma aureolineata Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018Otitoma batjanensis Otitoma boucheti Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma carnicolor Otitoma crassivaricosa Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma crokerensis Otitoma cyclophora Otitoma deluta Otitoma elegans Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma fergusoni Wiedrick, 2014Otitoma gouldi Otitoma hadra Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma jennyae Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018- † Otitoma kagoshimaensis Otitoma kecil Otitoma kwandangensis Otitoma lirata Otitoma metuloides Otitoma neocaledonica Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma nereidum Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma oneili
- † Otitoma oyamai Otitoma philippinensis Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma philpoppei Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma pictolabra Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018Otitoma porcellana Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018Otitoma rubiginosa Otitoma rubiginostoma Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma sororcula Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma timorensis Otitoma tropispira Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017Otitoma vitrea Otitoma wiedricki Stahlschmidt, Poppe & Tagaro, 2018Otitoma xantholineata Morassi, Nappo & Bonfitto, 2017