Comitas ilariae

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Comitas ilariae
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Apertural view of a shell of Comitas ilariae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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, commonly known as turrids and allies. [1] It was first described in 1991 from specimens found off the Philippines. This species belongs to the genus Comitas.

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Description

The shell of Comitas ilariae reaches a length of 70 to 85 mm. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is known from waters off the Philippines. [1] [3]

Ecology

Comitas ilariae was first described by Luigi Bozzetti in 1991, based on specimens collected from the Philippines. [3] The species is accepted in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Comitas ilariae Bozzetti, 1991 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 31 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Comitas ilariae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 Bozzetti, L. (1991). "Comitas ilariae new species from the Philippines". La Conchiglia. 22 (258): 26–28.
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