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Comitas imperfecta

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Comitas imperfecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Comitas
Species:
C. imperfecta
Binomial name
Comitas imperfecta
L.C. King, 1933

Comitas imperfecta is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils have been found in Tertiary strata of southern Wairarapa

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Comitas imperfecta L. C. King, 1933 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831464 on 2018-06-27
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.