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Atlantic Dog Whelk (Nucella lapillus)
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Nucella lapillus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Atlantic Dog Whelk

Also known as: Purperslak, Atlantic Dogwinkle, Dog Whelk, Northern Dog Whelk, Northern Dogwinkle

Verified againstWoRMS

Taxonomy

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Muricidae

Where to find it

Other species in Muricidae

Branched Murex (Chicoreus ramosus)

Chicoreus ramosus

Branched Murex

Banded Dye-Murex (Hexaplex trunculus)

Hexaplex trunculus

Banded Dye-Murex

Virgin Murex (Chicoreus virgineus)

Chicoreus virgineus

Virgin Murex

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