''Afrocominella'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Buccinoidea.
Species
Species within the genus ''Afrocominella'' include:
* ''
Afrocominella capensis'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844)
* ''
Afrocominella turtoni'' (Bartsch, 1915)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Afrocominella elongata'':
synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis simoniana'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
* ''Afrocominella multistriata'' (Turton, 1932): synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis simoniana'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca.'' American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
External links
Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40
Buccinoidea (unassigned)
Gastropod genera
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