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''Cominella'' is a
''Cominella'' is a genus of medium-sized buccinoid marine snails. All species are carnivores.Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1'', 401 – 405. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand
Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990)
Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
genus
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of carnivorous sea snails, a marine
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gastropod mollusc in the family
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Cominellidae
The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cominellidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia. ...
.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196902 on 2011-04-19
Description
''Cominella'' is a genus of medium-sized buccinoid marine snails. All species are carnivores.Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1'', 401 – 405. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand
Distribution
Many extant species are endemic to coastal waters off ofNew Zealand
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and Australia (including Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together w ...
). There is a rich fossil record in New Zealand.Beu, A.G. and Maxwell, P.A. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 58. Species are common within the intertidal and subtidal zone. Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
Evolution
''Cominella'' is currently classified within the familyBuccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. A ...
, although it has also been classified within the alternative families Buccinulidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. A ...
and Cominellidae
The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cominellidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia. ...
.
Ancestors of ''Cominella'' species in Australia likely migrated from New Zealand via long-distance egg rafting, despite taxa exhibiting direct development Marine larval ecology is the study of the factors influencing dispersing larvae, which many marine invertebrates and fishes have. Marine animals with a larva typically release many larvae into the water column, where the larvae develop before met ...
. ''Cominella'' is closely related to the genus '' Pareuthria''.
Species
Species and subspecies (indented) in the genus ''Cominella'' include: * ''Cominella accuminata
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p= ...
'' ( Hutton, 1885)
* '' Cominella acutinodosa'' ( Reeve, 1846)
* ''Cominella adspersa
''Cominella adspersa'', the speckled whelk or kawari in Maori, is a predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Fraussen, K. (2015). Cominella adspersa (Bruguière, 1789). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed thr ...
'' ( Bruguière, 1789)
* '' Cominella alertae'' (Dell
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* †
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'' Cominella altispira'' (Marwick Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to:
*Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian
*Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer
*Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar
*James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, 1948)
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'' Cominella bauckei'' (Marwick Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to:
*Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian
*Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer
*Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar
*James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, 1928)
* ''Cominella cantuariensis
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Dell
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, 1951)
* †
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''Cominella chattonensis
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Finlay, 1926)
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''Cominella chorista
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Dell
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, 1952)
* †
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''Cominella cingulata
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Hutton, 1885)
* †
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''Cominella compacta
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Marwick Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to:
*Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian
*Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer
*Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar
*James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, 1926)
* †
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'' Cominella crassinodosa'' (Marwick Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to:
*Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian
*Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer
*Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar
*James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, 1931)
* †
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''Cominella denselirata
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Finlay, 1926)
* †
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''Cominella dingleyi
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Marwick Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to:
*Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian
*Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer
*Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar
*James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, 1948)
* '' Cominella eburnea'' (Reeve, 1846)
* '' Cominella elegantula elegantula'' ( Powell, 1946)
** ''Cominella elegantula marlboroughensis'' ( Powell, 1946)
* †
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''Cominella ellisoni
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Marwick Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to:
*Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian
*Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer
*Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar
*James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, 1928)
* †
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''Cominella excoriata
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...
'' ( Finlay, 1926)
** ''Cominella excoriata tolagaensis'' ( Ponder, 1968)
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''Cominella exsculpta
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...
'' ( Suter, 1917)
* †
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''Cominella facinerosa
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Bartrum & Powell, 1928)
* ''Cominella glandiformis
''Cominella glandiformis'', or the mud whelk or mud-flat whelk is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae
The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccino ...
'' ( Reeve, 1847)
* †
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''Cominella graemei
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Wells, 1986)
* ''Cominella griseicalx
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
'' Willan, 1978
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''Cominella hamiltoni
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Hutton, 1885)
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''Cominella hendersoni
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Marwick Marwick is a Scottish surname, that may refer to:
*Arthur Marwick (1936–2006), Scottish historian
*Ernest Marwick (1915–1977), Scottish writer
*Hugh Marwick (1885–1965), Scottish scholar
*James Marwick (born 1862), founder of accountancy p ...
, 1926)
* †
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''Cominella incisa
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Hutton, 1885)
* †
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''Cominella intermedia
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...
'' ( Suter, 1917)
* †
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''Cominella kereruensis
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Laws, 1932)
* ''Cominella lineolata
''Cominella lineolata'', common name the spotted cominella, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae, .Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P.; Fraussen, K. (2015). Cominella lineolata (Lamarck, 1809). In: M ...
'' (Lamarck
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, 1809)
* ''Cominella maculosa
''Cominella maculosa'', common name the spotted whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae, the true whelks.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm.
The ovate, ...
'' ( Martyn, 1784)
* †
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''Cominella marshalli
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Laws, 1932)
* ''Cominella mirabilis mirabilis
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Powell, 1929)
** ''Cominella mirabilis canturiensis'' (Dell
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, 1951)
** ''Cominella mirabilis powelli'' (Fleming Fleming may refer to:
Places Australia
*Fleming, Northern Territory, a town and a locality
Canada
* Fleming, Saskatchewan
* Fleming Island (Saskatchewan)
Egypt
* Fleming (neighborhood), a neighborhood in Alexandria
Greenland
* Fleming Fjord
...
, 1948)
* †
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''Cominella nana
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Finlay, 1926)
* ''Cominella nassoides nassoides
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php? ...
'' ( Reeve, 1846)
** ''Cominella nassoides consobrina'' ( Powell, 1933)
** ''Cominella nassoides haroldi'' ( Powell, 1946)
** ''Cominella nassoides irdalei'' ( Finlay, 1928)
** ''Cominella nassoides nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878)
** ''Cominella nassoides otakauica'' ( Powell, 1946)
* ''Cominella necopinata
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p= ...
'' (Finlay, 1930)
* ''Cominella norfolkensis
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Iredale, 1940)
* †
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'' Cominella obsoleta'' ( Finlay, 1926)
* ''Cominella olsoni
''Cominella olsoni'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae
The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. ...
'' (Dell
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, 1956)
* †
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'' Cominella onokeana'' (L. C. King, 1933)
* ''Cominella otagoensis
''Cominella otagoensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae
The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaB ...
'' ( Finlay, 1927)
* ''Cominella powelli
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Fleming Fleming may refer to:
Places Australia
*Fleming, Northern Territory, a town and a locality
Canada
* Fleming, Saskatchewan
* Fleming Island (Saskatchewan)
Egypt
* Fleming (neighborhood), a neighborhood in Alexandria
Greenland
* Fleming Fjord
...
, 1948)
* †
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''Cominella praecox
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Finlay, 1926)
* †
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''Cominella propinqua
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Finlay, 1926)
* †
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'' Cominella pukeuriensis'' ( Finlay, 1926)
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''Cominella pulchra
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' ( Suter, 1917)
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''Cominella purchasi
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
'' ( Suter, 1917)
* †
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''Cominella putangirua
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (King, 1933)
* ''Cominella quoyana
''Cominella quoyana'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae. Cominella necopinata (Finlay, 1930)
;Subspecies:
* ''Cominella quoyana accuminata'' (Hutton, 1893): synonym of '' Cominella accu ...
'' ( A. Adams, 1854)
* ''Cominella regalis
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Willian, 1977)
* †
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'' Cominella ridicula'' ( Finlay, 1926)
* †
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'' Cominella scirrifer'' (Laws, 1933)
* ''Cominella tasmanica
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...
'' (Tenison Woods, 1878)
* ''Cominella testudinea
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
'' (Bruguière, 1789)
* '' Cominella tolagaensis'' ( Ponder, 1968)
* †
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''Cominella tuturewa
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=t ...
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, 1943)
* '' Cominella virgata'' ( A. Adams, 1853)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Cominella accuminata'' ( Hutton, 1893): synonym of ''Cominella quoyana accuminata'' ( Hutton, 1893)
* ''Cominella acutispira'' (Sowerby, 1821): synonym of ''Nucella dubia
''Nucella dubia'', common name the common dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Namibia
Namib ...
'' (Krauss, 1848)
* ''Cominella albolirata'' (Tenison Woods, 1879): synonym of ''Haustrum vinosum
''Bedeva vinosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 e ...
'' (Lamarck
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, 1822)
* ''Cominella alfredensis'' (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis simoniana'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
* ''Cominella angusta'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of '' Clathranachis angusta'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1886)
* ''Cominella bouveti'' (Thiele, 1912): synonym of ''Notoficula bouveti
''Notoficula bouveti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas ...
'' (Thiele, 1912)
* ''Cominella capensis'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844): synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis
''Afrocominella capensis'', common name the elongate whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc unassigned in the superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all prote ...
'' (Dunker, 1844)
* ''Cominella cincta'' ( Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Burnupena cincta
''Burnupena cincta'', common name the ridged burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) ...
'' ( Röding, 1798)
* ''Cominella densesculpta'' (Martens, 1885): synonym of ''Chlanidota densesculpta
''Chlanidota densesculpta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This cla ...
'' (Martens, 1885)
* ''Cominella dunkeri'' (Kobelt, 1878): synonym of ''Burnupena cincta cincta'' ( Röding, 1798)
* ''Cominella eburneum'' ic synonym of ''Cominella eburnea'' ( Reeve, 1846)
* ''Cominella elongata'' (Dunker, 1857): synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis
''Afrocominella capensis'', common name the elongate whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc unassigned in the superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all prote ...
'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844)
* ''Cominella euthriaformis'' ( Powell, 1929): synonym of ''Cominella quoyana'' (A. Adams, 1855)
* ''Cominella filicea'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1864): synonym of ''Cominella eburnea'' var. ''filicea'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1864): synonym of ''Cominella eburnea'' ( Reeve, 1846)
* ''Cominella fortilirata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913): synonym of Aulacofusus periscelidus (Dall, 1891)
* †
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''Cominella fueguensis'' (Ihering, 1907): synonym of † '' Austrocominella fueguensis'' (Ihering, 1907)
* ''Cominella fuscopicta'' (Turton, 1932): synonym of ''Vaughtia fenestrata
''Vaughtia fenestrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 17 mm.
(Described as ''Cominella puncturata'') The shell ...
'' (Gould, 1860)
* ''Cominella glandiforme'' ic synonym of Cominella glandiformis ( Reeve, 1847)
* ''Cominella haroldi'' ( Powell, 1946): synonym of ''Cominella nassoides haroldi'' ( Powell, 1946)
* ''Cominella koperbergi'' (K. Martin, 1933): synonym of ''Buccinaria jonkeri
''Buccinaria jonkeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & R ...
'' (Koperberg, 1931)
* ''Cominella maculata'' (Gray, 1835): synonym of ''Cominella adspersa'' (Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Cominella marlboroughensis'' ( Powell, 1946): synonym of ''Cominella elegantula'' ( Finlay, 1926)
* ''Cominella necopinata
''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p= ...
'' (Finlay, 1930)
* ''Cominella nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878): synonym of ''Cominella (Eucominia) nassoides nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878) represented as ''Cominella nassoides nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878)
* ''Cominella porcata'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''Cominella cincta'' ( Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Burnupena cincta
''Burnupena cincta'', common name the ridged burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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'' ( Röding, 1798)
* ''Cominella prolongata'' (E. A. Smith, 1899): synonym of '' Fusinus ocelliferus'' (Lamarck
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, 1816)
* ''Cominella puncturata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of ''Vaughtia fenestrata
''Vaughtia fenestrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 17 mm.
(Described as ''Cominella puncturata'') The shell ...
'' (Gould, 1860)
* ''Cominella retifera'' (K. Martin, 1933): synonym of '' Buccinaria jonkeri
''Buccinaria jonkeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & R ...
'' (Koperberg, 1931)
* ''Cominella semisulcata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892): synonym of ''Burnupena cincta cincta'' ( Röding, 1798)
* ''Cominella subrostrata'' (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of '' Nicema subrostrata'' (W. Wood, 1828)
* ''Cominella sulcata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892): synonym of ''Maorimorpha sulcata
''Maorimorpha sulcata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitromorphidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Maorimorpha sulcata (Sowerby III, 1892). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
'' (Sowerby III, 1892)
* ''Cominella translucida'' (Turton, 1932): synonym of ''Burnupena pubescens
''Burnupena pubescens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 50 mm. Very similar to ''B. papyracea''. Also o ...
'' (Küster, 1858)
* ''Cominella turtoni'' (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''Afrocominella turtoni
''Afrocominella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences int ...
'' (Bartsch, 1915)
* ''Cominella unifasciata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of ''Nucella castanea
''Nucella'', common name dog whelks or dog winkles, is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae which is part of the large family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snail ...
'' (Küster, 1886)
* ''Cominella vestita'' (Martens, 1878): synonym of ''Chlanidota vestita
''Chlanidota vestita'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class co ...
'' (Martens, 1878)
References
External links
Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990)
Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
Further reading
* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * Walton, K., Marshall, B. A., Phillips, N. E., Verry, A. J. F., & Ritchey, P. A. (2019). ''Phylogeography of the New Zealand whelks Cominella maculosa and C. virgata (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae)''. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126: 178-202External links
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