Comitas exstructa
Species of mollusc
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Comitas exstructa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae.[1]
| Comitas exstructa | |
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| Original drawing of a shell of Comitas exstructa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Comitas |
| Species: | C. exstructa |
| Binomial name | |
| Comitas exstructa (von Martens, 1904) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Surcula exstructa Martens, 1904 (original combination) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 7 mm. It is a non-broadcast spawner without a trocophore stage.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Nicobar Islands at depths of more than 800 m.
