Cominella Purchasi
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''Cominella'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of carnivorous
sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, a
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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000  extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
in the
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Cominellidae The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cominellidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...
.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196902 on 2011-04-19


Description

''Cominella'' is a genus of medium-sized buccinoid marine snails. All species are carnivores.Willan, R.C., de C. Cook, S., Spencer, H.G., Creese, R.G., O’Shea, S., Jackson, G.D. Phylum Mollusca. In: de C. Cook, S.C. (eds.), ''New Zealand Coastal Marine Invertebrates 1'', 401 – 405. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand


Distribution

Many extant species are endemic to coastal waters off of
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
and
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
(including
Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together with ...
). There is a rich fossil record in New Zealand.Beu, A.G. and Maxwell, P.A. 1990. Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin, 58. Species are common within the intertidal and subtidal zone. Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979


Evolution

''Cominella'' is currently classified within the family Buccinidae, although it has also been classified within the alternative families Buccinulidae and
Cominellidae The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cominellidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...
. Ancestors of ''Cominella'' species in Australia likely migrated from New Zealand via long-distance egg rafting, despite taxa exhibiting direct development. ''Cominella'' is closely related to the genus ''
Pareuthria ''Pareuthria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cominellidae. Distribution Species of ''Pareuthria'' are found in waters off of New Zealand and Argentina. Evolution ''Pareuthria'' is related to the genus ''Comin ...
''.


Species

Species and subspecies (indented) in the genus ''Cominella'' include: * ''
Cominella accuminata ''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
'' ( Hutton, 1885) * ''
Cominella acutinodosa ''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
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Cominella adspersa ''Cominella adspersa'', the speckled whelk or kawari in Maori, is a predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Fraussen, K. (2015). Cominella adspersa (Bruguière, 1789). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed throug ...
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Cominella alertae ''Cominella alertae'' is a species of predatory deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). Mollu ...
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Cominella altispira ''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
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'' Cominella bauckei'' (
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* '' Cominella cantuariensis'' (
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'' Cominella chattonensis'' ( Finlay, 1926) *
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'' Cominella chorista'' (
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'' Cominella cingulata'' ( Hutton, 1885) *
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'' Cominella compacta'' (
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'' Cominella crassinodosa'' (
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'' Cominella denselirata'' ( Finlay, 1926) *
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'' Cominella dingleyi'' (
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Cominella eburnea ''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
'' (Reeve, 1846) * '' Cominella elegantula elegantula'' (
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'' Cominella ellisoni'' (
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'' Cominella excoriata'' ( Finlay, 1926) ** ''Cominella excoriata tolagaensis'' ( Ponder, 1968) *
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'' Cominella exsculpta'' (
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, 1917)
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'' Cominella facinerosa'' (Bartrum &
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Cominella glandiformis ''Cominella glandiformis'', or the mud whelk or mud-flat whelk is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized ...
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'' Cominella graemei'' (Wells, 1986) * ''
Cominella griseicalx ''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
'' Willan, 1978 *
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'' Cominella hamiltoni'' ( Hutton, 1885) *
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'' Cominella hendersoni'' (
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'' Cominella incisa'' ( Hutton, 1885) *
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'' Cominella intermedia'' (
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'' Cominella kereruensis'' (Laws, 1932) * ''
Cominella lineolata ''Cominella lineolata'', common name the spotted cominella, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae, .Marshall, B.; Bouchet, P.; Fraussen, K. (2015). Cominella lineolata (Lamarck, 1809). In ...
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Cominella maculosa ''Cominella maculosa'', common name the spotted whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae, the true whelks. Description The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 45 mm. The ovate, ...
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'' Cominella marshalli'' (Laws, 1932) * '' Cominella mirabilis mirabilis'' (
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** ''Cominella mirabilis canturiensis'' (
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** ''Cominella mirabilis powelli'' ( Fleming, 1948) *
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'' Cominella nana'' ( Finlay, 1926) * '' Cominella nassoides nassoides'' (
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, 1846)
** ''Cominella nassoides consobrina'' (
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** ''Cominella nassoides haroldi'' (
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** ''Cominella nassoides irdalei'' ( Finlay, 1928) ** ''Cominella nassoides nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878) ** ''Cominella nassoides otakauica'' (
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Cominella necopinata ''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...
'' (Finlay, 1930) * '' Cominella norfolkensis'' (Iredale, 1940) *
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'' Cominella obsoleta'' ( Finlay, 1926) * '' Cominella olsoni'' (
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'' Cominella onokeana'' (L. C. King, 1933) * '' Cominella otagoensis'' ( Finlay, 1927) * '' Cominella powelli'' ( Fleming, 1948) *
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'' Cominella praecox'' ( Finlay, 1926) *
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'' Cominella propinqua'' ( Finlay, 1926) *
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'' Cominella pukeuriensis'' ( Finlay, 1926) *
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'' Cominella pulchra'' (
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, 1917)
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'' Cominella purchasi'' (
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, 1917)
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'' Cominella putangirua'' (King, 1933) * ''
Cominella quoyana ''Cominella quoyana'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae. Cominella necopinata (Finlay, 1930) ;Subspecies: * ''Cominella quoyana accuminata'' (Hutton, 1893): synonym of ''Cominella accumina ...
'' ( A. Adams, 1854) * '' Cominella regalis'' (Willian, 1977) *
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'' Cominella ridicula'' ( Finlay, 1926) *
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'' Cominella scirrifer'' (Laws, 1933) * '' Cominella tasmanica'' (Tenison Woods, 1878) * '' Cominella testudinea'' (Bruguière, 1789) * '' Cominella tolagaensis'' ( Ponder, 1968) *
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'' Cominella tuturewa'' ( Fleming, 1943) * '' Cominella virgata'' ( A. Adams, 1853) ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cominella accuminata'' ( Hutton, 1893): synonym of ''Cominella quoyana accuminata'' ( Hutton, 1893) * ''Cominella acutispira'' (Sowerby, 1821): synonym of ''
Nucella dubia ''Nucella dubia'', common name the common dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off Namibia Namib ...
'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Cominella albolirata'' (Tenison Woods, 1879): synonym of ''
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'' ( Lamarck, 1822) * ''Cominella alfredensis'' (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis simoniana'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) * ''Cominella angusta'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of '' Clathranachis angusta'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) * ''Cominella bouveti'' (Thiele, 1912): synonym of ''
Notoficula bouveti ''Notoficula bouveti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas ...
'' (Thiele, 1912) * ''Cominella capensis'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844): synonym of ''
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'' (Dunker, 1844) * ''Cominella cincta'' ( Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Burnupena cincta ''Burnupena cincta'', common name the ridged burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) ...
'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Cominella densesculpta'' (Martens, 1885): synonym of '' Chlanidota densesculpta'' (Martens, 1885) * ''Cominella dunkeri'' (Kobelt, 1878): synonym of ''Burnupena cincta cincta'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Cominella eburneum'' ic synonym of ''Cominella eburnea'' (
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, 1846)
* ''Cominella elongata'' (Dunker, 1857): synonym of ''
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'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844) * ''Cominella euthriaformis'' (
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: synonym of ''Cominella quoyana'' (A. Adams, 1855) * ''Cominella filicea'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1864): synonym of ''Cominella eburnea'' var. ''filicea'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1864): synonym of ''Cominella eburnea'' (
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* ''Cominella fortilirata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1913): synonym of Aulacofusus periscelidus (Dall, 1891) *
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''Cominella fueguensis'' (Ihering, 1907): synonym of † '' Austrocominella fueguensis'' (Ihering, 1907) * ''Cominella fuscopicta'' (Turton, 1932): synonym of '' Vaughtia fenestrata'' (Gould, 1860) * ''Cominella glandiforme'' ic synonym of Cominella glandiformis (
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* ''Cominella haroldi'' (
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: synonym of ''Cominella nassoides haroldi'' (
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* ''Cominella koperbergi'' (K. Martin, 1933): synonym of '' Buccinaria jonkeri'' (Koperberg, 1931) * ''Cominella maculata'' (Gray, 1835): synonym of ''Cominella adspersa'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Cominella marlboroughensis'' (
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: synonym of ''Cominella elegantula'' ( Finlay, 1926) * ''
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'' (Finlay, 1930) * ''Cominella nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878): synonym of ''Cominella (Eucominia) nassoides nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878) represented as ''Cominella nassoides nodicincta'' (Martens, 1878) * ''Cominella porcata'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''Cominella cincta'' ( Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
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'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Cominella prolongata'' (E. A. Smith, 1899): synonym of '' Fusinus ocelliferus'' ( Lamarck, 1816) * ''Cominella puncturata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of '' Vaughtia fenestrata'' (Gould, 1860) * ''Cominella retifera'' (K. Martin, 1933): synonym of '' Buccinaria jonkeri'' (Koperberg, 1931) * ''Cominella semisulcata'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1892): synonym of ''Burnupena cincta cincta'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Cominella subrostrata'' (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of '' Nicema subrostrata'' (W. Wood, 1828) * ''Cominella sulcata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1892): synonym of '' Maorimorpha sulcata'' (Sowerby III, 1892) * ''Cominella translucida'' (Turton, 1932): synonym of ''
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'' (Küster, 1858) * ''Cominella turtoni'' (Bartsch, 1915): synonym of ''
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'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''Cominella unifasciata'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1886): synonym of '' Nucella castanea'' (Küster, 1886) * ''Cominella vestita'' (Martens, 1878): synonym of '' Chlanidota vestita'' (Martens, 1878)


References


External links


Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990)

Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone


Further reading

* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. * Walton, K., Marshall, B. A., Phillips, N. E., Verry, A. J. F., & Ritchey, P. A. (2019). ''Phylogeography of the New Zealand whelks Cominella maculosa and C. virgata (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae)''. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126: 178-202


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q247640 Cominellidae Taxa named by John Edward Gray