Biology:Comitas ensyuensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Comitas ensyuensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Comitas
Species:
C. ensyuensis
Binomial name
Comitas ensyuensis
Shikama & Hayashi in Shikama, 1977
Synonyms[1]
  • Turricula (Comitas) ensyuensis Shikama, 1977 (basionym)
  • Turricula ensyuensis Shikama, 1977(original combination)

Comitas ensyuensis is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies [1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 70 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines .

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tucker, J. (2010). Comitas ensyuensis (Shikama, 1977). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433336 on 2012-04-05
  • Shikama T. (1977). Descriptions of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section II (Geology). 24: 1-23, 5 pls. page(s): 18

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3721922 entry