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Pseudomelatomidae

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomelatominae was named by McLearn (1971). It is extant.

It was reranked as the family Pseudomelatomidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

It was assigned to Turridae by Abbott (1974); and to Conoidea by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Zonulispirinae McLean
1971Pseudomelatominae McLearn
1974Pseudomelatominae Abbott p. 262
1988Zonulispirinae Ponder and Warén p. 308
1994Zonulispirinae Wilson p. 196
2005Pseudomelatomidae Bouchet et al. p. 256
2005Zonulispirinae Bouchet et al. p. 257

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPseudomelatomidae(McLearn 1971)
familyPseudomelatomidae(McLearn 1971)

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.

Fm. Pseudomelatomidae McLearn 1971
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†Boreocomitas inouei Amano et al. 2018
G. †Buridrillia Olsson 1942
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†Buridrillia panarica Olsson 1942
G. Comitas Finlay 1926
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Subg. †Comitas (Carinocomitas) Powell 1944
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†Comitas silicicola Darragh 2017
†Comitas spencerensis Moore 1963
G. Pseudomelatoma Dall 1918
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†Pseudomelatoma fulleri Durham 1944
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Invalid names: Pseudomelatoma moesta Carpenter 1863 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Pseudomelatoma torosa aurantia Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pseudomelatoma torosa somisensis Waterfall 1929 [synonym]
G. Rhodopetoma Bartsch 1944
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†Rhodopetoma renaudi Arnold 1903
Invalid names: Zonulispiridae McLean 1971 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Selandian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 61.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (97 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Japan (Hokkaido) Boreocomitas inouei (206290)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Russian Federation (Kamchatka) Comitas sp. (5946)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Oregon) Comitas biconica (207526)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Comitas biconica (207520) Comitas monile (40199) Comitas oregonensis (40197 40204)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Comitas sp., Comitas silicicola, Comitas aldingensis (205816)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Comitas waihaoensis (45037 45041)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Russian Federation Rhodopetoma sp. (45430)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Victoria) Comitas cudmorei (71236)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Washington) Pseudomelatoma fulleri (205215)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Oregon) Comitas oregonensis (207524)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand Comitas fusiformis (67598)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03New Zealand (Central Otago) Comitas sp. (35126)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Fiji (Vitu Levu) Comitas waluensis, Comitas sp. A (179499)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Comitas kaipara (84915)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand Comitas fusiformis (67826 67827)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Comitas fusiformis (77489)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Comitas spencerensis (39805)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Japan Comitas sp. (203413)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Comitas fusiformis (67822 67897 67898 67899 67911)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan Comitas sp. (44960)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Comitas spencerensis (39605 39606 39799)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Comitas nana, Comitas gagei, Comitas sp. C (63089)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) P. sp. (173685)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Darbya sp. (60702)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Buridrillia dalli, Buridrillia pilsbryi, Buridrillia morrisoni (60772) Buridrillia panarica (60770) Buridrillia rehderi, Buridrillia weberi (60771)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Buridrillia rehderi (131332)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Buridrillia dalli (135043)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Siena) Comitas dimidiata, Comitas intermedia (71093)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Comitas intermedia (71156)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Drillia fleenerensis (220033)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Clathrodrillia panarica (66790 66792)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Italy (Siena) Comitas intermedia (71102)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Fiji Comitas nausorensis (78066)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Pseudomelatoma penicillata (200398 200403)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Clathrodrillia panarica (66794)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) Buridrillia sp. (79802)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Tuscany) Comitas intermedia (71158)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Comitas dimidiata (71091 71128 71157 71206) Comitas dimidiata, Comitas intermedia (71086) Comitas intermedia (71130 71202 71204)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Turris renaudi (186031)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Italy Comitas dimidiata (71087)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (California) Pseudomelatoma torosa (220007)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Pseudomelatoma torosa (223033)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Comitas margaritae (67971)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Pseudomelatoma torosa (201624)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Pseudomelatoma penicillata (96593)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Vanuatu Comitas kamakurana (78042)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Pseudomelatoma grippi (37935) Pseudomelatoma tororsa (37933) Pseudomelatoma torosa (37937 37938 37940 37941 37944 37945 37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Comitas kamakurana (78043)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Clathrodrillia renaudi (202636) Drillia torosa (222664 222666) Drillia torosa, Pleurotoma renaudi (222663 222665) Pseudomelatoma moesta (202634 203108) Pseudomelatoma torosa (203114)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Drillia penicillata, Drillia moesta (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Drillia torosa (202936 222659 222661 222662 222674) Drillia torosa, Drillia pudica (222660) Pseudomelatoma penicillata (96566) Pseudomelatoma penicillata, Bellaspira grippii (160361)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Pseudomelatoma moesta (52347) Pseudomelatoma torsa (67643)