Turritella capensis
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| taxon = Turritella capensis
| authority = (Krauss, 1848){{WRMS source|138907|Krauss, 1848, Südafrikanischen Mollusken|17 May 2010}}
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- Protoma (Protomella) capensis (Krauss, 1848)
- Protoma capensis (Krauss, 1848)
- Protomella capensis (Krauss, 1848)
- Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848
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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.{{WRMS species|446541|Turritella capensis (Krauss, 1848)||17 May 2010}}
Description
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off the coast of South Africa.
References
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- 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
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1848
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