Nucella lima

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Nucella lima
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Nucella lima under attack by the starfish Leptasterias hexactis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Nucella
Species:
N. lima
Binomial name
Nucella lima
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1]

Murex limaGmelin, 1791
Purpura attenuataReeve, 1846

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Nucella lima, commonly known as the File Dog Winkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic to Baja California, Mexico; and along Northern Japan.

Description

Nucella lima shell Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.29750 - Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791) - Muricidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Nucella lima shell

The shell size varies between 19 mm and 51 mm.

References

  1. 1 2 Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 2 December 2010.
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