Pseudomelatomidae
Encyclopedia
Pseudomelatomidae is a family
of predatory sea snail
s, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea
(previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda
(Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
This family has no subfamilies.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of predatory sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea
Conoidea
Conoidea is a superfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the suborder Hypsogastropoda. This superfamily is a very large group of marine mollusks, estimated at about 340 recent valid genera and subgenera, and considered by one authority to contain 4,000 named living species...
(previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda is an unranked taxonomic clade of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. For many years prior to 2005 Neogastropoda was an order.- Description :...
(Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
).
This family has no subfamilies.
Genera
Genera within the family Pseudomelatomidae include:- AustrocarinaAustrocarinaAustrocarina is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.It was within Pseudomelatomidae.-Species:Species within the genus Austrocarina include:* Austrocarina recta...
Laseron 1954- Austrocarina rectaAustrocarina rectaAustrocarina recta is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.It was within Pseudomelatomidae....
(Hedley, 1903)
- Austrocarina recta
- PseudomelatomaPseudomelatomaPseudomelatoma is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.-Species:Species within the genus Pseudomelatoma include:* Pseudomelatoma moesta...
Dall, 1918 - Hormospira Berry, 1958
- Hormospira maculosaHormospira maculosaHormospira maculosa is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae....
(Sowerby I, 1834)
- Hormospira maculosa
- TiariturrisTiariturrisTiariturris is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the familyPseudomelatomidae.-Species:Species within the genus Tiariturris include:* Tiariturris libya* Tiariturris spectabilis-References:*...
Berry, 1958- Tiariturris libyaTiariturris libyaTiariturris libya is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae....
(Dall, 1919) - Tiariturris spectabilisTiariturris spectabilisTiariturris spectabilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae....
Berry, 1958
- Tiariturris libya