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Antimelatoma

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Antimelatoma is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderNeogastropoda
  5. FamilyPseudomelatomidae
Habitatmarine

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Specimen records
11
Family
Pseudomelatomidae
Collections
USNM, WAM, MAGNT, TMAG
Recorded in
Philippines, New Zealand, Australia

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Pseudomelatomidae
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Antimelatoma buchanani maorum.JPG
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Antimelatoma
taxon name
Antimelatoma
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Category:Antimelatoma
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Antimelatoma is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids.

==Species== Species within the genus Antimelatoma include: Antimelatoma buchanani (Hutton, 1873) † Antimelatoma waimea Beu, 2011 Species brought into synonymy: Antimelatoma agasma Cotton, 1947: synonym of Splendrillia woodsi (Beddome, 1883) Antimelatoma ahipara Powell A. W. B, 1942: synonym of Antimelatoma buchanani (Hutton, 1873) Antimelatoma benthicola Powell A. W. B, 1942: synonym of Antimelatoma buchanani (Hutton, 1873) Antimelatoma canyonensis Dell, 1956: synonym of Leucosyrinx canyonensis (Dell, 1956)

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