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Comitas onokeana

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Comitas onokeana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Comitas onokeana vivens". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Auckland Museum: Comitas onokeana