WoRMS name details
Cominella virgata brookesi A. W. B. Powell, 1952
598738 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:598738)
unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Powell, A. W. B. (1952). New Zealand molluscan systematics, with descriptions of new species. Part 1. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 4: 169-185., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60717671
page(s): 181 [details]
page(s): 181 [details]
Type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cominella virgata brookesi A. W. B. Powell, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598738 on 2025-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Powell, A. W. B. (1952). New Zealand molluscan systematics, with descriptions of new species. Part 1. <em>Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum.</em> 4: 169-185., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60717671
page(s): 181 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
page(s): 181 [details]
basis of record Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
