Nassarius capensis

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
	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.

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

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.

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