Biology:Comitas onokeana

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Comitas onokeana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Comitas
Species:
C. onokeana
Binomial name
Comitas onokeana
King, 1933
Synonyms[1]

Comitas onokeana onokeana L. C. King, 1933· accepted, alternate representation

Comitas onokeana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1] Comitas onokeana has a subspecies called Comitas onokeana vivens.Dell, 1956[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 30 mm, its diameter 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils have been found in Tertiary strata of southern Wairarapa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas onokeana King, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599031 on 2018-06-14
  2. New Zealand Mollusca: Comitas onokeanus vivens

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3140243 entry