Comitas abnormis

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

Comitas abnormis
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. abnormis
Binomial name
Comitas abnormis
L.C. King, 1933

Description

Distribution

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

References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas abnormis L. C. King, 1933 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831459 on 2018-06-27
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • Museum of New Zealand: Comitas abnormis


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