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Alexania natalensis

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Alexania natalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Alexania
Species:
A. natalensis
Binomial name
Alexania natalensis
(Tomlin, 1926)

Alexania natalensis is a species of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. [1]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [1]

References

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Further reading

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  • Tomlin, J.R. le B. (1926). "On South African marine Mollusca, with descriptions of new species". Annals of the Natal Museum. 5 (3): 283–301.
  • Kilburn, R.N. (1985). "The family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Africa and Mozambique" (PDF). Annals of the Natal Museum. 27 (1).