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- † Boreocomitas Hickman, 1976Brachytoma Swainson, 1840Burchia Bartsch, 1944Buridrillia Olsson, 1942Calcatodrillia Kilburn, 1988Carinodrillia Dall, 1919Carinoturris Bartsch, 1944Cheungbeia Taylor & Wells, 1994
- † Clavatoma Powell, 1942Cleospira McLean, 1971Comitas Finlay, 1926Compsodrillia Woodring, 1928Conorbela Powell, 1951Conticosta Laseron, 1954Crassiclava McLean, 1971Crassispira Swainson, 1840Cretaspira Kuroda & Oyama, 1971Dallspira Bartsch, 1950Doxospira McLean, 1971Funa Kilburn, 1988Gibbaspira McLean, 1971Glossispira McLean, 1971Hindsiclava Hertlein & A.M. Strong, 1955Hormospira Berry, 1958Inquisitor Hedley, 1918Knefastia Dall, 1919Kurilohadalia Sysoev & Kantor, 1986Kurodadrillia Azuma, 1975Leucosyrinx Dall, 1889Lioglyphostoma Woodring, 1928Maesiella McLean, 1971Mammillaedrillia Kuroda & Oyama, 1971Megasurcula Casey, 1904Meggittia Ray, 1977Miraclathurella Woodring, 1928Monilispira Bartsch & Rehder, 1939Naudedrillia Kilburn, 1988Nymphispira McLean, 1971Otitoma Jousseaume, 1898Paracomitas Powell, 1942Pilsbryspira Bartsch, 1950Plicisyrinx Sysoev & Kantor, 1986Pseudomelatoma Dall, 1918Pseudotaranis McLean, 1995Ptychobela Thiele, 1925Pyrgospira McLean, 1971Rhodopetoma Bartsch, 1944Sediliopsis Petuch, 1988Shutonia van der Bijl, 1993Strictispira McLean, 1971Striospira Bartsch, 1950Thelecythara Woodring, 1928Tiariturris Berry, 1958Viridrillia Bartsch, 1943Zonulispira Bartsch, 1950