Biology:Comitas saldanhae

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Comitas saldanhae
Comitas saldanhae 002.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Comitas saldanhae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Comitas
Species:
C. saldanhae
Binomial name
Comitas saldanhae
(Barnard, 1958)
Synonyms[1]

Turris saldanhae Barnard, 1958 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Orange River, South Africa

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433368 on 2018-06-24
  • Barnard, 1958. Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca Part I. Gastropoda. Posobranchiata, Toxoglossa.
  • Nolf F. (2011) A northern range extension for Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae). Neptunea 10(2): 1–4

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3714981 entry