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]

Nucella dubia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Nucella
Species:
N. dubia
Binomial name
Nucella dubia
(Krauss, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cominella acutispira Sowerby, 1821
  • Nucella pyramidalis (Turton, 1932)
  • Purpura dubia Krauss, 1848
  • Purpura zeyheri Krauss, 1852
  • Thais pyramidalis Turton, 1932
  • Thais rufanensis Turton, 1932
  • Trophon acutispira (G. B. Sowerby III, 1921)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Namibia and off the South Coast and West Coast of South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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