Nassarius capensis | |
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Two shells of Nassarius capensis | |
Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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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]
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
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This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, and in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar and Réunion.
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