Nucella dubia

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Nucella dubia
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N. dubia
Binomial name
Nucella dubia
(Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms [1]
  • Cominella acutispiraSowerby, 1821
  • Nucella pyramidalis(Turton, 1932)
  • Purpura dubiaKrauss, 1848
  • Purpura zeyheriKrauss, 1852
  • Thais pyramidalisTurton, 1932
  • Thais rufanensisTurton, 1932
  • Trophon acutispira(G. B. Sowerby III, 1921)

Nucella dubia, common name the common dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Namibia and off the South Coast and West Coast of South Africa.

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References

  1. 1 2 Nucella dubia (Krauss, 1848) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.