Comitas kaipara

Comitas kaipara is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 19 mm, its diameter 6.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand. Fossils have been in Cenozoic strata

References

• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

External links

• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Comitas kaipara