Nassarius capensis

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Nassarius capensis
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Two shells of Nassarius capensis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
Genus: Nassarius
Species:
N. capensis
Binomial name
Nassarius capensis
(Dunker, 1846)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alectrion capensis (Dunker, 1846)
  • Buccinum (Nassa) capense Dunker, 1846
  • Buccinum capense Dunker, 1846 (basionym)
  • Nassa albanyana Turton, 1932
  • Nassa capensis (Dunker, 1846)
  • Nassa cerotina A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa kraussi Turton, 1932
  • Nassa ordinaria Turton, 132
  • Nassa prolongata Turton, 1932
  • Nassa pulchella A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassa serotina A. Adams, 1852
  • Nassarius (Hima) capensis (Dunker, 1846)

Nassarius capensis, common name the Cape dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, and in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar and Réunion.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nassarius capensis . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 8 October 2012.