Comitas peelae

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

Comitas peelae
Apertural view of a shell of Comitas peelae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Comitas
Species:
C. peelae
Binomial name
Comitas peelae
Bozzetti, 1993

Description

The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 105 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Réunion and the Philippines.

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References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas peelae Bozzetti, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433363 on 2018-06-07
  • "Comitas peelae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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