Nassarius capensis

Nassarius capensis
Several views of a shell of Nassarius capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Nassariidae
Subfamily: Nassariinae
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]

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; in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar and RĂ©union.

References

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

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 18, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.