Turritella capensis
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T. capensis
Binomial name
Turritella capensis
(Krauss, 1848)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Protoma (Protomella) capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Protoma capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Protomella capensis (Krauss, 1848)
  • Turritella knysnaensis Krauss, 1848

Turritella capensis, common name the waxy screw shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.[2]

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the coast of South Africa.

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