Nassarius capensis

Species of gastropod

Nassarius capensis

Two shells of Nassarius capensis
Scientific 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)

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, and in the Indian Ocean off Zanzibar and Réunion.

References

^ ^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.