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''Cominella'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of carnivorous
sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s, a marine
gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusc Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
in the
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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.ph ...
.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 of
New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
and
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
(including
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island ( , ; ) is an States and territories of Australia, external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head, New South Wales, Evans Head and a ...
). 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 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, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Ac ...
, although it has also been classified within the alternative families
Buccinulidae The Tudiclidae are Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic subfamily (biology), family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Tudiclidae Cossmann, 1901. Accessed throu ...
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.ph ...
. Ancestors of ''Cominella'' species in Australia likely migrated from New Zealand via long-distance egg rafting, despite taxa exhibiting
direct development Direct development is a concept in biology. It refers to forms of growth to adulthood that do not involve metamorphosis. An animal undergoes direct development if the immature organism resembles a small adult rather than having a distinct larval ...
. ''Cominella'' is closely related to the genus ''
Pareuthria ''Pareuthria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cominellidae. Distribution Species of ''Pareuthria'' are found in waters off of New Zealand and Argentina. Evolution ''Pareuthria'' is related to ...
''.


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=ta ...
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, 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 through ...
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, 1789)
* '' Cominella alertae'' (
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'' Cominella altispira'' ( Marwick, 1948) *
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'' Cominella bauckei'' ( Marwick, 1928) * '' Cominella cantuariensis'' (
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'' Cominella chattonensis'' (
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'' Cominella chorista'' (
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'' Cominella cingulata'' (
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, 1885)
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'' Cominella compacta'' ( Marwick, 1926) *
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'' Cominella crassinodosa'' ( Marwick, 1931) *
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'' Cominella denselirata'' (
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'' Cominella dingleyi'' ( Marwick, 1948) * '' Cominella eburnea'' (Reeve, 1846) * '' Cominella elegantula elegantula'' ( Powell, 1946) ** ''Cominella elegantula marlboroughensis'' ( Powell, 1946) *
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'' Cominella ellisoni'' ( Marwick, 1928) *
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'' Cominella excoriata'' (
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** ''Cominella excoriata tolagaensis'' ( Ponder, 1968) *
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'' Cominella exsculpta'' (
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, 1917)
*
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'' Cominella facinerosa'' (Bartrum & Powell, 1928) * '' Cominella glandiformis'' ( Reeve, 1847) *
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'' Cominella graemei'' (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=ta ...
'' Willan, 1978 *
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'' Cominella hamiltoni'' (
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, 1885)
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'' Cominella hendersoni'' ( Marwick, 1926) *
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'' Cominella incisa'' (
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, 1885)
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'' Cominella intermedia'' (
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, 1917)
*
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'' Cominella kereruensis'' (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: Mo ...
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, 1809)
* '' Cominella maculosa'' ( Martyn, 1784) *
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'' Cominella marshalli'' (Laws, 1932) * '' Cominella mirabilis mirabilis'' ( Powell, 1929) ** ''Cominella mirabilis canturiensis'' (
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, 1951)
** ''Cominella mirabilis powelli'' ( Fleming, 1948) *
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'' Cominella nana'' (
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, 1926)
* '' Cominella nassoides nassoides'' ( Reeve, 1846) ** ''Cominella nassoides consobrina'' ( Powell, 1933) ** ''Cominella nassoides haroldi'' ( Powell, 1946) ** ''Cominella nassoides irdalei'' (
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, 1928)
** ''Cominella nassoides nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878) ** ''Cominella nassoides otakauica'' ( Powell, 1946) * ''
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'' (Finlay, 1930) * '' Cominella norfolkensis'' (Iredale, 1940) *
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'' Cominella obsoleta'' (
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, 1926)
* '' Cominella olsoni'' (
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, 1956)
*
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'' Cominella onokeana'' (L. C. King, 1933) * '' Cominella otagoensis'' (
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, 1927)
* '' Cominella powelli'' ( Fleming, 1948) *
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'' Cominella praecox'' (
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, 1926)
*
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'' Cominella propinqua'' (
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, 1926)
*
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'' Cominella pukeuriensis'' (
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, 1926)
*
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'' Cominella pulchra'' (
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, 1917)
*
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'' Cominella purchasi'' (
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, 1917)
*
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'' Cominella putangirua'' (King, 1933) * ''
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* '' Cominella regalis'' (Willian, 1977) *
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'' Cominella ridicula'' (
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'' Cominella scirrifer'' (Laws, 1933) * '' Cominella tasmanica'' (Tenison Woods, 1878) * '' Cominella testudinea'' (Bruguière, 1789) * '' Cominella tolagaensis'' ( Ponder, 1968) *
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'' Cominella tuturewa'' ( Fleming, 1943) * '' Cominella virgata'' (
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, 1853)
; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cominella accuminata'' (
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, 1893)
: synonym of ''Cominella quoyana accuminata'' (
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, 1893)
* ''Cominella acutispira'' (Sowerby, 1821): synonym of '' Nucella dubia'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Cominella albolirata'' (Tenison Woods, 1879): synonym of '' Haustrum vinosum'' (
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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'' (Thiele, 1912) * ''Cominella capensis'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844): synonym of '' Afrocominella capensis'' (Dunker, 1844) * ''Cominella cincta'' ( Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
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'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Cominella densesculpta'' (Martens, 1885): synonym of '' Chlanidota densesculpta'' (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'' (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'' (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'' (Koperberg, 1931) * ''Cominella maculata'' (Gray, 1835): synonym of ''Cominella adspersa'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Cominella marlboroughensis'' ( Powell, 1946): synonym of ''Cominella elegantula'' (
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* ''
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'' (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 ''
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'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Cominella prolongata'' (E. A. Smith, 1899): synonym of '' Fusinus ocelliferus'' (
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* ''Cominella puncturata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of '' Vaughtia fenestrata'' (Gould, 1860) * ''Cominella retifera'' (K. Martin, 1933): synonym of '' Buccinaria jonkeri'' (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 Species ...
'' (Sowerby III, 1892) * ''Cominella translucida'' (Turton, 1932): synonym of ''
Burnupena pubescens ''Burnupena pubescens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc. Description The size of an adult shell varies between 40 mm and 50 mm. Very similar to ''B. papyracea''. Also often covered with the encrusting bryozoan ' ...
'' (Küster, 1858) * ''Cominella turtoni'' (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of '' Afrocominella turtoni'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''Cominella unifasciata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of '' Nucella castanea'' (Küster, 1886) * ''Cominella vestita'' (Martens, 1878): synonym of '' Chlanidota vestita'' (Martens, 1878)


References


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: 178-202


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
{{Taxonbar, from=Q247640 Cominellidae Taxa named by John Edward Gray