Nipponaphera wallacei

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Nipponaphera wallacei
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N. wallacei
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Nipponaphera wallacei
Petit & Harasewych, 2000 [1]

Nipponaphera wallacei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [2]

Contents

The specific name wallacei is in honor of Mr. Martin Wallace, who collected type specimens. [1]

Description

Distribution

South Africa [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Petit R. E. & Harasewych M. G. (2000). "Additions to the Cancellariid (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) Fauna of South Africa". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(1): 145–154. http://hdl.handle.net/10088/8310
  2. Nipponaphera wallacei Petit & Harasewych, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 6 April 2010.