Turritella capensis
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Family: | Turritellidae |
Genus: | Turritella |
Species: | T. capensis
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Binomial name | |
Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848)[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Turritella capensis, common name the waxy screw shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]
Description
[edit]Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the coast of South Africa.
References
[edit]- ^ Krauss, 1848, Südafrikanischen Mollusken. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp. page(s): 52
- 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): 34
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
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