Comptella curta
Appearance
Comptella curta | |
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Shell of Comptella curta held at Te Papa, Wellington | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Comptella |
Species: | C. curta
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Binomial name | |
Comptella curta (Murdoch, 1905)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Trophon (Kalydon) curta Murdoch, 1905 |
Comptella curta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]![]() | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (April 2010) |
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Comptella curta (Murdoch, 1905). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
External links
[edit]- Image of the lectotype specimen of Comptella curta held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa