Comitas spencerensis
Comitas spencerensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]
| Comitas spencerensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Comitas |
| Species: | C. spencerensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Comitas spencerensis E.W.J. Moore, 1962 | |
This species was tentatively placed by the author in Comitas, although future studies may prove the need for a new generic name.
Description
The length of the incomplete shell attains 24 mm, its diameter 10 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this extinct species were found in Miocene strata near Spencer Creek, Astoria formation, Oregon, USA.
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