Comitas aldingensis explained

Comitas aldingensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.^[1]

Distribution

This extinct marine species was found in upper Eocene strata off Aldinga Beach, South Australia. The type specimen is in the Auckland Museum.

References

• A.W.B. Powell (1944), The Australian Tertiary Mollusca of the Family Turridae

External links

• Auckland Museum: Comitas aldingensis (holotype)
• Darragh, T. A. (2017). Further Mollusca from the late Eocene Pallinup Formation, Eucla Basin, Western Australia. Records of the West Australian Museum 32: 29-100

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas aldingensis Powell, 1944 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1033307 on 2018-06-24