Pseudomelatomidae


Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea and part of the Neogastropoda.
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 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, 1986Aguilaria Taylor & Wells, 1994Anticomitas Powell, 1942Antimelatoma Powell, 1942Antiplanes Dall, 1902Austrotoma Finlay, 1924Benthodaphne Oyama, 1962

Genera brought into synonymy

Epidirona Iredale, 1931: synonym of Epideira Hedley, 1918Lioglyphostomella Shuto, 1970: synonym of Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898Macrosinus Beu, 1970: synonym of Paracomitas Powell, 1942Rectiplanes Bartsch, 1944: synonym of Antiplanes Dall, 1902Rectisulcus Habe, 1958: synonym of Antiplanes Dall, 1902Schepmania Shuto, 1970: synonym of Shutonia van der Bijl, 1993Thelecytharella Shuto, 1969: synonym of Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898Turrigemma Berry, 1958: synonym of Hindsiclava Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955Viridrillina Bartsch, 1943: synonym of Viridrillia Bartsch, 1943

Genera moved to another family

Austrocarina Laseron, 1954 has been moved to the family Horaiclavidae.