Biology:Comitas saldanhae
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Comitas saldanhae | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Comitas saldanhae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Comitas |
| Species: | C. saldanhae
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| Binomial name | |
| Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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
- Biolib.cz: Comitas saldanhae
- "Comitas saldanhae" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_6338.shtml.
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Zootaxa 682: 1–1295. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3714981 entry
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