Pseudomelatoma penicillata

Pseudomelatoma penicillata
	Shell of Pseudomelatoma penicillata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Pseudomelatoma
Species:	P. penicillata
Binomial name
	Pseudomelatoma penicillata; (Carpenter, 1864)
Synonyms
	Drillia dignaSmith, E.A.; Drillia eburneaCarpenter, 1864; Drillia eburneolaDall, W.H., 1890; Drillia inermisHinds; Drillia moesta maculataWilliamson, M.B., 1905; Drillia penicillataCarpenter, 1864 (original combination); Pleurotoma penicillataCarpenter, 1864;

Last updated December 16, 2023

Pseudomelatoma penicillata, common name the doleful turrid, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off California, USA, and in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico.

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References

1 2 Pseudomelatoma penicillata (Carpenter, 1864) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

Carpenter, Journ. de Conchyl., ser. 3, vol. 12, p. 146, April, 1865.
Kantor Yu.I. (1988) On the anatomy of Pseudomelatominae (Gastropoda, Toxoglossa, Turridae) with notes on functional morphology and phylogeny of the subfamily. Apex 3(1): 1-19
Turgeon, D.; Quinn, J.F.; Bogan, A.E.; Coan, E.V.; Hochberg, F.G.; Lyons, W.G.; Mikkelsen, P.M.; Neves, R.J.; Roper, C.F.E.; Rosenberg, G.; Roth, B.; Scheltema, A.; Thompson, F.G.; Vecchione, M.; Williams, J.D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526

External links

Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
Gastropods.com: Pseudomelatoma penicillata

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Pseudomelatoma penicillata (Carpenter, 1864) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.

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Pseudomelatoma penicillata

Shell of Pseudomelatoma penicillata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Pseudomelatoma
Species:	P. penicillata
Binomial name
*Pseudomelatoma penicillata* (Carpenter, 1864)
Synonyms ^[1]
Drillia dignaSmith, E.A. Drillia eburneaCarpenter, 1864 Drillia eburneolaDall, W.H., 1890 Drillia inermisHinds Drillia moesta maculataWilliamson, M.B., 1905 Drillia penicillataCarpenter, 1864 (original combination) Pleurotoma penicillataCarpenter, 1864