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Species of gastropod

Cominella virgata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Cominellidae
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 Cominellidae.

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.

Habitat

This species inhabits the mid to low tidal zones and prefers areas where there is less sediment. It can be observed in tide pools, sheltering in crevices or underneath rocks. It has an affinity for Neptune's Necklace and Coralline algae species.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cominella virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490936 on 2020-09-12
  2. Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  3. 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, 406 – 407. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch, New Zealand ISBN 978-1877257-60-5
  4. ^ Donald, Kirsten M.; Winter, David J.; Ashcroft, Anna L.; Spencer, Hamish G. (2015). "Phylogeography of the whelk genus Cominella (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) suggests long-distance counter-current dispersal of a direct developer". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115 (2): 315–332. doi:10.1111/bij.12529.
  5. ^ Vaux, Felix; Hills, Simon F.K.; Marshall, Bruce A.; Trewick, Steven A.; Morgan-Richards, Mary (2017). "A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114 (2017): 367–381. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.018. PMID 28669812.
  6. Fleming, Angela M.; Dohner, Melanie; Phillips, Nicole E.; Ritchie, Peter A. (2018). "Genetic connectivity among populations of two congeneric direct-developing whelks varies across spatial scales". New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 52 (1): 100–117. doi:10.1080/00288330.2017.1340899. S2CID 90774557.
  7. ^ Walton, Kerry; Marshall, Bruce A.; Phillips, Nicole E.; Verry, Alexander J.F.; Ritchie, Peter A. (2019). "Phylogeography of the New Zealand whelks Cominella maculosa and C. virgata (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 126 (1): 178–202. doi:10.1093/biolinnean/bly174.
  8. ^ Carson, Sally F. (2017). Collins field guide to the New Zealand seashore. Rod Morris. Auckland, New Zealand: HarperCollins. p. 191. ISBN 978-1-77554-010-6. OCLC 1012909625.
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Cominella virgata


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