Comitas stolida

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Comitas stolida
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Shell of Comitas stolida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Comitas
Species:
C. stolida
Binomial name
Comitas stolida
(Hinds, 1843)
Synonyms [1]
  • Pleurotoma stolidaHinds, 1843
  • Turris stolida(Hinds, 1843)

Comitas stolida , common name the Agulhas comitas, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 55 mm. [2] The shell is spindle-shaped with an elevated spire. Whorls are angled at the periphery, featuring distinct, obliquely elongated nodules that resemble ribs. Otherwise, the shell is sculpted only by growth lines and fine, closely spaced spiral threads. The outer lip has a moderately deep, U-shaped anal sinus just below the suture, with a convex edge below this point. [2]

The shell is brown to reddish-brown, the peripheral nodules are whitish. [2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the south coast and the Agulhas Bank,at depths between 60 m and 150 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Comitas stolida(Hinds, 1843) . 26 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. 1 2 3 4 Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. doi:10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. ISBN   978-1-86868-098-6 . Retrieved 17 October 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Creative Commons by-sa small.svg  This article incorporates textfrom this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.