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

This genus consists of species with a rather variable appearance. Their different morphology points to an uncommon diversification.

Taxonomy

This genus was considered a nomen dubium by Powell in 1966, until Kilburn resurrected it in 2004. 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.

Species

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)
  • Wiedrick S.G. (2014). Review of the genera Otitoma Jousseaume, 1880 and Thelecytharella with the description of two new species Gastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae) from the southwest Pacific Ocean. The Festivus. 46(3): 40-53

External links

  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:.