Cominella glandiformis

Cominella glandiformis, or the mud whelk or mud-flat whelk is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

"Mud whelk" redirects here. For the mollusc found on the east coast of Australia, see Pyrazus ebeninus.

Cominella glandiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Cominellidae
Genus:
Cominella
Species:
C. glandiformis
Binomial name
Cominella glandiformis
(Reeve, 1847)

References
  1. Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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