Otitoma

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Otitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[2]

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Otitoma
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Otitoma gouldi shell
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Otitoma
Jousseaume, 1898[1]
Type species
Otitoma ottitoma
Jousseaume, 1898
Synonyms[2]
  • Austropusilla (Metaclathurella) Shuto, 1983
  • Lioglyphostomella Shuto, 1970
  • Metaclathurella Shuto, 1983
  • Thelecytharella Shuto, 1969
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This genus consists of species with a rather variable appearance. Their different morphology points to an uncommon diversification.[3]

Taxonomy

This genus was considered a nomen dubium by Powell in 1966,[4] until Kilburn resurrected it in 2004.[5] He considered Thelecytharella a synonym of Otitoma. Finally in 2011 Bouchet et al. closed the debate about this genera based on molecular evidence and assigned Otitoma to the family Pseudomelatomidae.[6]

Species

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Perspective

Species within the genus Otitoma include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Otitoma crenulata Pease, 1868: synonym of Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863)
  • Otitoma mitra (Kilburn, 1986): synonym of Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863)
  • Otitoma ottitoma Jousseaume, 1898: synonym of Otitoma cyclophora (Deshayes, 1863)

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