Cominella virgata facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cominella virgata |
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Scientific classification | |
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clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: |
Buccinoidea
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Cominellini
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Genus: |
Cominella
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Species: |
C. virgata
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Binomial name | |
Cominella virgata H. Adams and A. Adams, 1853
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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
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
In Spanish: Cominella virgata para niños
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