Comitas saldanhae explained

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Orange River, South Africa

References

• Barnard, 1958. Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca Part I. Gastropoda. Posobranchiata, Toxoglossa.
• Nolf F. (2011) A northern range extension for Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae). Neptunea 10(2): 1–4

External links

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

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433368 on 2018-06-24