Comitas aldingensis
Comitas aldingensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Comitas aldingensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Comitas |
| Species: | C. aldingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Comitas aldingensis A.W.B. Powell, 1944 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Comitas (Carinacomitas) aldingensis A.W.B. Powell, 1944 | |
Description
Distribution
This extinct marine species was found in upper Eocene strata off Aldinga Beach, South Australia. The type specimen is in the Auckland Museum.
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References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas aldingensis Powell, 1944 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1033307 on 2018-06-24
- A.W.B. Powell (1944), The Australian Tertiary Mollusca of the Family Turridae
- A.W.B. Powell (1944), Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum., vol. 3 no. 1, p. 1-68
External links
- Auckland Museum: Comitas aldingensis (holotype)
- Darragh, T. A. (2017). Further Mollusca from the late Eocene Pallinup Formation, Eucla Basin, Western Australia. Records of the West Australian Museum 32: 29-100
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