Comitas onokeana explained

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

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

Distribution

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

References

• King, L. C. "Tertiary molluscan faunas from the southern Wairarapa." Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. Vol. 63. 1933.
• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
• Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland

External links

• Tucker . J.K. . 2004 . Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) . Zootaxa . 682 . 1–1295 . 10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1 .
  • Auckland Museum: Comitas onokeana

Notes and References

1. 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. http://www.mollusca.co.nz/speciesdetail.php?speciesid=1379&species=Comitas%20onokeanus%20vivens New Zealand Mollusca: Comitas onokeanus vivens