WoRMS name details
Cominella (Cominista) H. J. Finlay, 1926
847650 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:847650)
alternative representation
Subgenus
Cominista H. J. Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted (superseded rank)
- Species Cominella (Cominista) altispira Marwick, 1948 accepted as Cominella altispira Marwick, 1948 † (superseded combination)
- Species Cominella (Cominista) glandiformis (Reeve, 1847) represented as Cominella glandiformis (Reeve, 1847)
marine
recent + fossil
(of Cominista H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay H.J. (1926). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds: Part 2. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 56: 227-258, pls 55-60., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_56/rsnz_56_00_002400.html
page(s): 240 [details]
page(s): 240 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cominella (Cominista) H. J. Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=847650 on 2025-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cominista H. J. Finlay, 1926) Finlay H.J. (1926). New shells from New Zealand Tertiary beds: Part 2. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 56: 227-258, pls 55-60., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_56/rsnz_56_00_002400.html
page(s): 240 [details]
page(s): 240 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Walton, K., Marshall, B. A., Phillips, N. E., Verry, A. J. F., & Ritchey, P. A. (2019). Phylogeography of the New Zealand whelks Cominella maculosa and C. virgata (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae). <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126: 178-202.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Donald, K. M.; Winter, D. J.; Ashcroft, A. L.; Spencer, H. G. (2015). Phylogeography of the whelk genus <i>Cominella</i> (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) suggests long-distance counter-current dispersal of a direct developer. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 115(2): 315-332., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12529 [details]
