Comitas ilariae

Comitas ilariae
Apertural view of a shell of Comitas ilariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Clade:Neogastropoda
Superfamily:Conoidea
Family:Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:Comitas
Species: C. ilariae
Binomial name
Comitas ilariae
Bozzetti, 1991

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 70 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  • Bozzetti, L. (1991) Comitas ilariae new species from the Philippines. La Conchiglia, 22(258), 26–28
  • Holotype at MNHN, Paris
  • Gastropods.com: Comitas ilariae
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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