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
Two shells of Nassarius capensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Nassariidae
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)

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the southern coast of South Africa, and in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar and Réunion.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nassarius capensis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 October 2012.
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  • "Nassarius (Hima) capensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.