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Afrocominella elongata

elongate whelk·(Dunker, 1857)

GBIF:155186062

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PROFILE

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Habitat

Marine

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(1)

South coast of South Africa(ZA)

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

elongate whelkeng

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

elongate whelk

eng

Source: Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em>

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

BiotaAnimaliaMolluscaGastropodaCaenogastropodaNeogastropodaBuccinoideaBuccinoidea incertae sedisAfrocominellaAfrocominella capensisAfrocominella elongata

DOM

Biota868,823

Animalia624,570

Mollusca219,042

Gastropoda161,200

SUB

Caenogastropoda83,618

Neogastropoda37,022

SUP

Buccinoidea8,349

Buccinoidea incertae sedis267

Afrocominella4

Afrocominella capensis2

Afrocominella elongata

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CITATIONS

References(3)

Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em>

additional source

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.

source of synonymy

Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.

basis of record