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

Decipifus algoensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Decipifus
Species:
D. algoensis
Binomial name
Decipifus algoensis
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Glyptanachis algoensis (Thiele, 1925)
  • Thesbia algoensis Thiele, 1925 (original combination)

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Algoa Bay, South Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
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  • Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.