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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

rare

Netherlands
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