Anticomitas vivens Powell 1942

Anticomitas vivens is a species of sea snail in the family Pseudomelatomidae.^[1] It is the only species in the genus Anticomitas.^[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand, where it occurs off Three Kings Islands.

References

• Powell, A.W.B. 1979: New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
• Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
• 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