Decipifus algoensis

Decipifus algoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae.[1]

Decipifus algoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Columbellidae
Genus:
Decipifus
Species:
D. algoensis
Binomial name
Decipifus algoensis
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Glyptanachis algoensis (Thiele, 1925)
  • Thesbia algoensis Thiele, 1925 (original combination)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Algoa Bay, South Africa

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Decipifus algoensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577118 on 6 April 2016
  • Kilburn R.N. & Marais J.P. (2010) Columbellidae. pp. 60–104, 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.
  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.


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