Nucella dubia

Nucella dubia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Nucella
Species:	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]

Distribution

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

References

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

• Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp