| Comitas saldanhae | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Comitas saldanhae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Comitas |
| Species: | C. saldanhae |
| Binomial name | |
| Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Turris saldanhae Barnard, 1958 (original combination) | |
Comitas saldanhae, common name the Benguela comitas, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 62 mm, but is usually less than 45 mm.
The shell is spindle-shaped, featuring a short siphonal canal and an elevated spire. Whorls are distinctly shouldered, with an indented suture. The shoulder slope is adorned with spiral threads, while below the shoulder, the sculpture includes oblique axial ribs crossed by finer spiral threads. The base displays only spiral threads and growth lines. The outer lip has a broad, moderately deep U-shaped anal sinus at the shoulder, and in larger specimens, the lip edge flares outward below this point.
The shell is chalky white with a dull brown periostracum. The apex, ribs, and subsutural region are frequently eroded, and the shell is often covered in mud.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the west coast off South Africa (Namibia to west of Cape Point) and off the Orange River.
References
- ^ Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958). 26 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
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- Barnard, 1958. Contribution to the knowledge of South African marine mollusca Part I. Gastropoda. Posobranchiata, Toxoglossa.
- Nolf F. (2011) A northern range extension for Comitas saldanhae (Barnard, 1958) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clavatulidae). Neptunea 10(2): 1–4
External links
- Biolib.cz: Comitas saldanhae
- "Comitas saldanhae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Comitas saldanhae | |