Brachytoma Swainson 1840

Brachytoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.^[1][2]

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

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 reticulata Vredenburg, 1921
• Brachytoma rioensis (Smith E. A., 1915)^[4]
• Brachytoma rufolineata (Schepman, 1913)^[5]
• † Brachytoma sarasvati Vredenburg, 1921
• † Brachytoma simazirianus Nomura & Zinbo, 1936
• † Brachytoma tjemoroensis Martin, 1903
• Brachytoma tuberosa (Smith E. A., 1875)^[6]
• † Brachytoma yabei Vredenburg, 1921

Species brought into synonymy

• 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 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 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

• E. Vredenburg. 1921. Comparative diagnoses of Pleurotomidae from the Tertiary formations of Burma. Records of the Geological Survey of India 53:83-129