''Apiotoma'' is a

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of sea snails, marine gastropod

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s in the

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Cochlespiridae Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. This family is not well differentiated morphologically, and there is poor congruence between the molecular and shell characters. ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Apiotoma'' include: * † '' Apiotoma balcombensis'' Powell, 1944. * † '' Apiotoma chapplei'' Powell, 1944. * † '' Apiotoma chapuisi'' Deshayes, 1865 . * † '' Apiotoma epimeces'' Cossmann. 1889 . ** † ''Apiotoma epimeces aizyensis'' Cossmann, 1889 * † '' Apiotoma pirulata'' Deshayes, 1834 ** † ''Apiotoma pirulata'' var. ''chedevillei'' Pezant, 1909 ** † ''Apiotoma pirulata'' var. ''grignonensis'' Pezant, 1909 * † '' Apiotoma pritchardi'' Powell, 1944. * '' Apiotoma tibiaformis'' Powell, 1969 * † '' Apiotoma zelandica'' Beu, 1970

References

* Cossmann, Maurice. ''Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'eocène des environs de Paris''. Vol. 4. 1889. * Powell, 1944. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 3 (1), p. 20. * AW.B. Powell (1949), Biological Primary Types in the Auckland Museum: No. 3. Zoological (supplement); Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum Vol. 3, No. 6; pp. 403–409 * Maxime Glibert (1960) "Les Conadea fossiles du Cénozoïque étranger"; Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Verhandelingen, tweede reeks, deel 64 * Beu, Alan G. "Descriptions of new species and notes on taxonomy of New Zealand Mollusca." Royal Society of New Zealand, 1970. {{Cochlespiridae-stub