Comitas ensyuensis is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies[1]

Comitas ensyuensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Comitas
Species:
C. ensyuensis
Binomial name
Comitas ensyuensis
Shikama & Hayashi in Shikama, 1977
Synonyms[1]
  • Turricula (Comitas) ensyuensis Shikama, 1977 (basionym)
  • Turricula ensyuensis Shikama, 1977(original combination)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 70 mm and 95 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b Tucker, J. (2010). Comitas ensyuensis (Shikama, 1977). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=433336 on 2012-04-05
  • Shikama T. (1977). Descriptions of new and noteworthy Gastropoda from western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Science Reports of the Yokohama National University, section II (Geology). 24: 1–23, 5 pls. page(s): 18
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.
  • "Comitas ensyuensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Biolib.cz: Comitas ensyuensis