Comitas trailli is a species of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.

Description

The length of the shell attains 28 mm, its diameter 10 mm.

The fusiform shell has an acute spire. The whorls are slightly carinated with fine spiral lines and transverse ribs anteriorly. The posterior part is smooth. The aperture is ovate. The siphonal canal is rather produced. The body whorl is shorter than the spire.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off South Island where fossils have been found in Tertiary strata.

  • Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp. 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
  • Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp. 196–219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch

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