Pseudomelatoma penicillata, common name the doleful turrid, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

[1] The variety † Pseudomelatoma penicillata var.

semiinflata Grant & Gale, 1931: synonym of Burchia semiinflata (Grant & Gale, 1931) The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 47 mm.

This marine species occurs off California, USA, and in the Sea of Cortez, Western Mexico.

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