Brachytoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1][2]
| Brachytoma | |
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| Brachytoma rioensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Brachytoma Swainson, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Pleurotoma strombiformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1839
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| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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R.N. Kilburn proposed in 1989 the name Brachytoma to be rejected, since the type species Pleurotoma strombiformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1839 is considered a nomen dubium and there is no valid ground for conferring type status upon it.[3]
Species edit
Species within the genus Brachytoma include:
- † Brachytoma annandalei Vredenburg, 1921
- † Brachytoma buddhaica Vredenburg, 1921
- † Brachytoma convexa Vredenburg, 1921
- † Brachytoma gautama Vredenburg, 1921
- † Brachytoma pinfoldi Vredenburg, 1921
- † Brachytoma obtusangula (Brocchi, 1814) [4]
- † Brachytoma reticulata Vredenburg, 1921
- Brachytoma rioensis (Smith E. A., 1915)[5]
- Brachytoma rufolineata (Schepman, 1913)[6]
- † Brachytoma sarasvati Vredenburg, 1921
- † Brachytoma simazirianus Nomura & Zinbo, 1936
- Brachytoma stromboides (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (nomen dubium)
- † Brachytoma tjemoroensis Martin, 1903
- † Brachytoma yabei Vredenburg, 1921
- Species brought into synonymy
- Brachytoma alma Thiele, 1930: synonym of Inquisitor lassulus Hedley, 1922 (junior synonym)
- Brachytoma crenularis Graveley, 1942: synonym of Ptychobela nodulosa (Gmelin, 1791)
- Brachytoma investigatoris Smith, 1899: synonym of Drillia investigatoris (Smith, 1899)
- Brachytoma kawamurai Habe & Kosuge, 1966: synonym of Cheungbeia kawamurai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966) (original combination)
- Brachytoma kurodai Habe & Kosuge, 1966 : synonym of Inquisitor kurodai (Habe & Kosuge, 1966)
- † Brachytoma sacra Reeve, 1845:synonym of † Tylotiella sacra (Reeve, 1845)
- Brachytoma sinensis (Hinds, 1843): synonym of Crassispira sinensis (Hinds, 1843)
- Brachytoma spuria (Hedley, 1922): synonym of Turricula nelliae spuria (Hedley, 1922)
- Brachytoma strombiformis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832): synonym of Brachytoma stromboides (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Brachytoma subsuturalis (E. von Martens, 1902): synonym of Comitas subsuturalis (E. von Martens, 1902)
- Brachytoma sumatrensis Powell, 1966: synonym of Ptychobela sumatrensis (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
- Brachytoma takeokensis Otuka, 1949: synonym of Crassispira takeokensis (Otuka, 1949) (original combination)
- Brachytoma tuberosa (E. A. Smith, 1875): synonym of Inquisitor tuberosus (E. A. Smith, 1875)
- Brachytoma vexillum Habe & Kosuge, 1966 : synonym of Ptychobela vexillium (Habe & Kosuge, 1966) (original combination)
- Brachytoma zuiomaru Nomura & Hatai, 1940: synonym of Inquisitor jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1875): synonym of Funa jeffreysii (E. A. Smith, 1875)
- Further investigation needed
- Brachytoma strombiformis (G.B. Sowerby II, 1839) (species inquirenda)
References edit
- ^ a b Brachytoma. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 September 2011.
- ^ P. Bouchet; Yu. I. Kantor; A. Sysoev & N. Puillandre (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77 (3): 273–308. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyr017.
- ^ Kilburn, R. N. "Notes on Ptychobela and Brachytoma, with the description of a new species from Mozambique (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae)." Annals of the Natal Museum 30.1 (1989): 185-196
- ^ MNHN, Parisd: Brachytoma obtusangula
- ^ Brachytoma rioensis (Smith E. A., 1915). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- ^ Brachytoma rufolineata (Schepman, 1913). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
- E. Vredenburg. 1921. Comparative diagnoses of Pleurotomidae from the Tertiary formations of Burma. Records of the Geological Survey of India 53:83-129
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brachytoma.
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
- Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
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