Cominella virgata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cominella virgata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Buccinidae
Subfamily:	Buccininae
Tribe:	Cominellini
Genus:	Cominella
Species:	C. virgata
Binomial name
Cominella virgata H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
Synonyms
Buccinum lineolatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (Homonym and synonym) Cominella (Cominula) virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853· accepted, alternate representation Cominella (Cominula) virgata brookesi Powell, 1952· accepted, alternate representation Cominella (Josepha) virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Cominella virgata virgata H. and A. Adams, 1853 Cominella virgata brookesi Powell, 1952

Cominella virgata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.

Taxonomy

Dorsal view of a Cominella virgata shell.

A subspecies, Cominella virgata brookesi Powell, 1952 was formerly recognized, but the taxon was demonstrated to be genetically indistinguishable from C. virgata virgata.

See also

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