''Afrocominella capensis'',
common name
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the elongate whelk, is a
species
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a marine
gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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unassigned in the
superfamily
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Buccinoidea.
;Subspecies:
* ''Afrocominella capensis capensis''
(Dunker in Philippi, 1844) (synonyms: ''Euthria lacertina''
Gould, 1860; ''Fusus capensis''
Dunker in Philippi, 1844 (basionym) )
* ''Afrocominella capensis simoniana''
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) (synonyms: ''Afrocominella elongata''
(Dunker, 1857); ''Afrocominella multistriata''
(Turton, 1932); ''Cominella alfredensis''
Bartsch, 1915; ''Cominella elongata''
(Dunker, 1857); ''Euthria multistriata''
Turton, 1932; ''Euthria simoniana''
Petit, 1852; ''Fusus simonianus''
Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 (basionym); ''Glypteuthria solidissima''
Tomlin, 1932)
Description
Distribution
This species is found along the South Coast of South Africa
References
* Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) ''Marine Shells of South Africa''. An Illustrated Collector’s Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 108
* Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) ''Buccinidae''. pp. 16–52, 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.
Buccinidae
Gastropods described in 1844
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