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]
| Nassarius capensis | |
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| Two shells of Nassarius capensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Nassariidae |
| Genus: | Nassarius |
| Species: | N. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nassarius capensis (Dunker, 1846)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, and in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar and Réunion.
References
edit- ^ a b Nassarius capensis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2012.
- Cernohorsky W. O. (1984). Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum 14: 1–356.
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
- Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010) Nassariidae. pp. 138–173, 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.
External links
edit- "Nassarius (Hima) capensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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