Comptella curta
Comptella curta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Pagodulinae |
Genus: | Comptella |
Species: | C. curta |
Binomial name | |
Comptella curta (Murdoch, 1905) | |
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]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.
References
- 1 2 Comptella curta (Murdoch, 1905). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
- Image of the lectotype specimen of Comptella curta held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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