Nassarius capensis

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]

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Description

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Nassarius capensis .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225352 on 10 July 2011.