Pseudorhaphitoma O. Boettger 1895

Pseudorhaphitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.^[1]

Description

This genus was originally described by Boettger as a section in the genus Clathurella.

The small, thick, monochrome brown or white, elongate shells are claviform. They contain 6 - 7 whorls. The prominent and continuous axial ribs are moderately strong. They are crossed regularly by numerous, fine spiral lirae, producing granular or transverse plicules. The aperture measures about a third of the total length. The weakly notched siphonal canal is narrow and shallow. The sharp outer lip is denticulate on the inside and usually shows a particularly strong tooth close to the well-cut anal sinus. The columella occasionally carries 1-2 denticles.^[2][3]

Species

Species within the genus Pseudorhaphitoma include:

Species brought into synonymy

• Pseudorhaphitoma anna Thiele, J., 1925: synonym of Pseudorhaphitoma thielei Kilburn, 1993
• Pseudorhaphitoma castellata (Smith E. A., 1888): synonym of Agathotoma castellata (E.A. Smith, 1888)
• Pseudorhaphitoma costata coarctata G.B. Sowerby, 1897: synonym of Pseudorhaphitoma alfredi (E.A. Smith, 1904)
• Pseudorhaphitoma misera K.H.J. Thiele, 1925: synonym of Pseudorhaphitoma alfredi (E.A. Smith, 1904)
• Pseudorhaphitoma maria K.H.J. Thiele, 1925: synonym of Pseudorhaphitoma ichthys (J.C. Melvill, 1910)
• Pseudorhaphitoma obeliscus L.A. Reeve, 1846: synonym of Pseudorhaphitoma pyramis (R.B. Hinds, 1843)

References

• Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.