Cominella maculosa
| Cominella maculosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Subfamily: | Buccininae |
| Tribe: | Cominellini |
| Genus: | Cominella |
| Species: | C. maculosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Cominella maculosa (Martyn, 1784) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Buccinum maculosum Martyn, 1784 | |
Cominella maculosa, common name the spotted whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1