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. [1]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Taxonomy

Dorsal view of a Cominella virgata shell.

A subspecies, Cominella virgata brookesi Powell, 1952 was formerly recognized,[4][5] but the taxon was demonstrated to be genetically indistinguishable from C. virgata virgata.[7]

Habitat

This species inhabits the mid to low tidal zones and prefers areas where there is less sediment.[8] It can be observed in tide pools, sheltering in crevices or underneath rocks.[8] It has an affinity for Neptune's Necklace and Coralline algae species.[8]

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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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