Comitas kirai
Comitas kirai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Comitas kirai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Comitas |
| Species: | C. kirai |
| Binomial name | |
| Comitas kirai Powell, 1969 | |
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Japan and in the South China Sea.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas kirai Powell, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433346 on 2018-06-10
- Powell, A.W.B. 1969. The family Turridae in the Indo-Pacific. Part. 2. The subfamily Turriculinae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(10): 207–415, pls 188–324
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
- "Comitas kirai". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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