''Comitas ensyuensis'' is a

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of sea snails, a

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gastropod mollusc in the

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Pseudomelatomidae Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatominae ...

, the turrids and allies Tucker, J. (2010). Comitas ensyuensis (Shikama, 1977). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433336 on 2012-04-05

Description

The length of the shell varies between 70 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and the

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References

* Shikama T. (1977). ''Descriptions of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific and Indian Oceans''. Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section II (Geology). 24: 1-23, 5 pls. page(s): 18

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ensyuensis Gastropods described in 1977 {{Pseudomelatomidae-stub