Nucella lima
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Nucella lima | |
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Nucella lima under attack by the starfish Leptasterias hexactis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Nucella |
Species: | N. lima
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Binomial name | |
Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Murex lima Gmelin, 1791 |
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]
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic to Baja California, Mexico; and along Northern Japan.
Description
The shell size varies between 19 mm and 51 mm.
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References
- ^ a b Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 December 2010.
External links
- "Nucella lima". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
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