Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Cominella virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Cominella virgata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. This is an active scavenging carnivore and a predator of bivalves.
The Red-mouthed Whelk is a common whelk species that inhabit rocky shores of New Zealand. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Synonymised names:
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 brookesi Powell, 1952
Cominella virgata virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Cominella virgata brookesi Powell, 1952 accepted as Cominella virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Subspecies Cominella virgata virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Cominella virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Cominella virgata is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. This is an active scavenging carnivore and a predator of bivalves.
The Red-mouthed Whelk is a common whelk species that inhabit rocky shores of New Zealand. This species is endemic to New Zealand.
Synonymised names:
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 brookesi Powell, 1952
Cominella virgata virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Direct children (2):
Subspecies Cominella virgata brookesi Powell, 1952 accepted as Cominella virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Subspecies Cominella virgata virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Cominella virgata H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
