Species of gastropod
Nassarius capensis
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Two shells of Nassarius capensis
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Scientific classification
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Domain:
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Eukaryota
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
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Phylum:
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Mollusca
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Class:
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Gastropoda
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Subclass:
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Caenogastropoda
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Order:
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Neogastropoda
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Family:
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Nassariidae
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Genus:
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Nassarius
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Species:
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N. capensis
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Binomial name
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Nassarius capensis
(Dunker, 1846)
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Synonyms[1]
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- 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)
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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.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, and in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar and Réunion.
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