''Afrocominella'' is a

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Buccinoidea Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This superfamily is in the clade Neogastropoda according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). It had been p ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Afrocominella'' include: * '' Afrocominella capensis'' (Dunker in Philippi, 1844) * '' Afrocominella turtoni'' (Bartsch, 1915) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Afrocominella elongata'': synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis simoniana'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) * ''Afrocominella multistriata'' (Turton, 1932): synonym of ''Afrocominella capensis simoniana'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)

References

* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca.'' American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.

External links

Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40
Buccinoidea (unassigned) Gastropod genera {{Buccinidae-stub