| Cominella Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Recent, | |
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| Cominella quoyana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Cominellidae |
| Genus: | Cominella Gray, 1850 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Buccinum testudineum Bruguière, 1789< | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Cominella is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae. [3] [4] [2]
Cominella is a genus of medium-sized buccinoid marine snails. [5] [6] All species are carnivores. [7] [8]
Many extant species are endemic to coastal waters off of New Zealand [4] [5] [6] and Australia (including Norfolk Island). [3] There is a rich fossil record in New Zealand. [9] Species are common within the intertidal and subtidal zone. [7] [10]
Cominella is currently classified within the family Buccinidae, although it has also been classified within the alternative families Buccinulidae and Cominellidae. [3] [4] [5] [6] [8]
Ancestors of Cominella species in Australia likely migrated from New Zealand via long-distance egg rafting, despite taxa exhibiting direct development. [3] Cominella is closely related to the genus Pareuthria . [3]
Species and subspecies (indented) in the genus Cominella include: [10]
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
Amalda is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ancillariidae, the olives and allies.
Buccinum is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Struthiolaria, commonly known as the ostrich foot snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Struthiolariidae.
Cirsostrema is a genus of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as the wentletraps.
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.
Penion is a genus of large marine snails, commonly known as siphon whelks, classified within the mollusc family Austrosiphonidae, the true whelks.
Tanea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Naticinae ( of the family Naticidae, the moon snails or necklace shells.
Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.
Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.
Buccinulum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Aeneator is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Cominella quoyana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.
Burnupena cincta, common name the ridged burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Pisania is a genus of marine whelk in the family Pisaniidae. Some species prey on barnacles.
Austromitra is a genus of sea snails in the family Costellariidae. They are small carnivorous marine gastropod mollusks, most of which are less than 15 mm in length. They live on hard substrates, intertidally and to a depth of at least 1000 m. The genus is found in southern Africa, southern Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand.
Phalium, common name the bonnet shells, is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Phaliinae of the family Cassidae, the helmet shells, bonnet shells and their allies.
Austrofusus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Stiracolpus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.
Austrotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.
