Nucella lima

Nucella lima, common name : 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]

Nucella lima
Nucella lima under attack by the starfish Leptasterias hexactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ocenebrinae
Genus:
Nucella
Species:
N. lima
Binomial name
Nucella lima
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]

Murex lima Gmelin, 1791
Purpura attenuata Reeve, 1846

Distribution

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

Description
Nucella lima shell

The shell size varies between 19 mm and 51 mm.

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


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