Afrocominella capensis

Afrocominella capensis
Afrocominella capensis shells (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Buccinidae
Subfamily:	Pisaniinae
Genus:	Afrocominella
Species:	A. capensis
Binomial name
Afrocominella capensis (Dunker in Philippi, 1844)
Synonyms
Afrocominella elongata (Dunker, 1857) Cominella elongata Dunker, 1857 Afrocominella capensis capensis (Dunker in Philippi, 1844)· accepted, alternate representation Cominella capensis (Dunker in Philippi, 1844) Euthria lacertina Gould, 1860 Fusus capensis Dunker in Philippi, 1844 (original combination)

Afrocominella capensis, common name the elongate whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae.

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)

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.