We are somewhat limited by RTW's very simple system for naming and rarely use the entire name. His full name is Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina and so his nomen gentilicum is Cornelius. As the Scipios are part of the Cornelius gens, it is understood that Gnaeus Scipio Asina (sometimes referred to just as Scipio Asina) is a Cornelii.
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