Nassa plicatella Adams 1852 (true whelk)
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Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae
Alternative combination: Nassarius plicatellus
Belongs to Nassa according to A. Adams 1852
Sister taxa: Nassa (Amycla), Nassa (Eione), Nassa (Hebra), Nassa (Telasco), Nassa calvertensis, Nassa cara, Nassa columbelloides, Nassa crassigranosa, Nassa fueguina, Nassa greensboroensis, Nassa gubernatoria, Nassa marylandica, Nassa microstoma, Nassa miser, Nassa monensis, Nassa pacis, Nassa packardi, Nassa palta, Nassa peraltoides, Nassa reussi, Nassa socialis, Nassa sublirella, Nassa tinosa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Namibia (3 collections), South Africa (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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