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Pseudomelatoma
Taxonomy
Pseudomelatoma was named by Dall (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 96]. It is extant. Its type is Drillia penicillata. It is the type genus of Pseudomelatominae.
It was assigned to Turridae by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Durham (1944); to Pseudomelatominae by Abbott (1974); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudomelatomidae by Bouchet et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Turridae by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Durham (1944); to Pseudomelatominae by Abbott (1974); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudomelatomidae by Bouchet et al. (2011).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1918 | Pseudomelatoma Dall |
| 1931 | Pseudomelatoma Grant, IV and Gale pp. 558 - 559 |
| 1944 | Pseudomelatoma Durham p. 181 |
| 1974 | Pseudomelatoma Abbott p. 262 |
| 2002 | Pseudomelatoma Sepkoski |
| 2011 | Pseudomelatoma Bouchet et al. p. 292 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Pseudomelatoma Dall 1918
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Subg. Pseudomelatoma (Laevitectum) Dall 1919
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Pseudomelatoma (Laevitectum) eburnea Carpenter 1864
†Pseudomelatoma fleenerensis Martin 1914
†Pseudomelatoma fulleri Durham 1944
Pseudomelatoma grippi Dall 1919
Pseudomelatoma penicillata Carpenter 1864
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Pseudomelatoma penicillata moesta Carpenter 1863 [black drill shell]
Invalid names: Pseudomelatoma moesta Carpenter 1863 [synonym]
Pseudomelatoma torosa Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Pseudomelatoma torosa aurantia Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pseudomelatoma torosa somisensis Waterfall 1929 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma
Collections (41 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Rupelian | USA (Washington) | P. fulleri (205215) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Drillia fleenerensis (220033) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | USA (California) | P. penicillata (200398 200403) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (California) | P. torosa (220007) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (California) | P. torosa (223033) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | P. torosa (201624) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | P. penicillata (96593) | |
| Quaternary | USA (California) | P. grippi (37935) P. tororsa (37933) P. torosa (37937 37938 37940 37941 37944 37945 37947) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Drillia torosa (222663 222664 222665 222666) P. moesta (202634 203108) P. torosa (203114) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Drillia penicillata, Drillia moesta (222646) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico | P. moesta (52347) P. torsa (67643) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Bellaspira grippii (160361) Drillia torosa (202936 222659 222661 222662 222674) Drillia torosa, Drillia pudica (222660) P. moesta, P. torosa (240580) P. penicillata (96566) P. torosa (240643 240644 240646 240650 240653) |