Nucella dubia
| Nucella dubia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
| Genus: | Nucella |
| Species: | N. dubia |
| Binomial name | |
| Nucella dubia (Krauss, 1848) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nucella dubia, common name the common dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Namibia and off the South Coast and West Coast of South Africa.
References
- 1 2 Nucella dubia (Krauss, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. Pp. 176-270, 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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