African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Afrocominella capensis (Dunker, 1844)

AfReMaS taxon details

Afrocominella capensis (Dunker, 1844)

AphiaID

490683 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:490683)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Afrocominella Iredale, 1918

Original name

Fusus capensis Dunker, 1844

Synonymised names

Cominella capensis (Dunker, 1844) · unaccepted

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Subspecies Afrocominella capensis capensis (Dunker, 1844)
Subspecies Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of ) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 1, 110, pl. Fusus 1, fig. 7 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Afrocominella capensis (Dunker, 1844). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490683 on 2026-07-28

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Afrocominella capensis (Dunker, 1844). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=490683 on 2026-07-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-07-19 15:09:49Z

created

Tran, Bastien

2010-07-19 15:09:49Z

checked

Fraussen, Koen

2014-11-11 18:59:44Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of ) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 1, 110, pl. Fusus 1, fig. 7 [details]

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. [details]

identification resource 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. [details]