Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand
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Cominella adspersa (Bruguière, 1789)
Cominella adspersa, common name the speckled whelk or kawari in Maori, is a predatory sea snail in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. This snail is an active scavenging carnivore.
Variation in shell shape in Cominella adspersa.
Endemic to New Zeland. This whelk is found along the coast of North Island, northern South Island, and the Chatham Islands.
Synonymised names:
Acominia adspersa (Bruguière, 1789)
Acominia adspersa nimia Finlay, 1928 (synonym)
Buccinum adspersum Bruguière, 1789 (basionym)
Buccinum maculatum Martyn, 1784 (Martyn, 1784 is a work rejected for nomenclatorial purposes (see ICZN opinions 456 and 479))
Buccinum melo Lesson, 1840 (synonym)
Buccinum quoyii Kiener, 1834
Buccinum turgitum Gmelin, 1791
Cominella (Cominella) adspersa (Bruguière, 1789)· accepted, alternate representation
Cominella maculata (Gray, 1835)
Cominella maculata melo (Lesson, 1840)
Purpura maculata Gray, 1835 (synonym)
Cominella adspersa, common name the speckled whelk or kawari in Maori, is a predatory sea snail in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. This snail is an active scavenging carnivore.
Variation in shell shape in Cominella adspersa.
Endemic to New Zeland. This whelk is found along the coast of North Island, northern South Island, and the Chatham Islands.
Synonymised names:
Acominia adspersa (Bruguière, 1789)
Acominia adspersa nimia Finlay, 1928 (synonym)
Buccinum adspersum Bruguière, 1789 (basionym)
Buccinum maculatum Martyn, 1784 (Martyn, 1784 is a work rejected for nomenclatorial purposes (see ICZN opinions 456 and 479))
Buccinum melo Lesson, 1840 (synonym)
Buccinum quoyii Kiener, 1834
Buccinum turgitum Gmelin, 1791
Cominella (Cominella) adspersa (Bruguière, 1789)· accepted, alternate representation
Cominella maculata (Gray, 1835)
Cominella maculata melo (Lesson, 1840)
Purpura maculata Gray, 1835 (synonym)
