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Nucella lamellosa Frilled Dogwinkle, Wrinkled Purple Whelk

Nucella lamellosa is commonly referred to as Frilled Dogwinkle, Wrinkled Purple Whelk. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Nucella lamellosa array.2016


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lexID:
10679 
AphiaID:
404218 
Scientific:
Nucella lamellosa 
German:
Faltige Lila Wellhornschnecke 
English:
Frilled Dogwinkle, Wrinkled Purple Whelk 
Category:
Моллюски 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Nucella (Genus) > lamellosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Gmelin, ), 1791 
Occurrence:
Alaska , Aleutian Islands, Bering Sea, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, USA 
Sea depth:
1 - 10 Meter 
Habitats:
Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone 
Size:
1.18" - 3.54" (3,5cm - 9,2cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 75.2 °F (°C - 24°C) 
Food:
Barnacles, Clams, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-11-09 21:05:09 

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Nucella lamellosa (Gmelin, 1791)

Nucella lamellosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

The Dog Whelk lives in the intertidal zone on rocks. Nucella predacious, feeding on barnacles, snails and mussels, but also feeds on carrion.

As a food specialist and a formidable predator, this snail is not suitable for aquariums.

Synonymised names:
Buccinum lamellosa Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Murex crispata Holton, 1802 (synonym)
Murex ferrugineus Eschscholtz, 1829 (synonym)
Murex lactuca Eschscholtz, 1829 (synonym)
Polyplex rugosus Perry, 1811 (synonym)
Purpura plicatus Martens, 1872
Purpura septentrionalis Reeve, 1846 (synonym)
Sistrum ferrugineus (Eschscholtz, 1829)
Thais cymica Dall, 1915 (synonym)
Thais franciscana Dall, 1915 (synonym)
Thais hormica Dall, 1915 (synonym)
Thais lamellosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Thais neptunea Dall, 1915 (synonym)
Thais sitkana Dall, 1915 (synonym)
Trophon lamellosus (Gmelin, 1791)

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.09.2023.

Pictures

Spawn

Nucella lamellosa,Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, USA 2025

Commonly

Nucella lamellosa,Frilled dogwinkle, wrinkled purple whelk,90,5mm,Washington, USA 2019
Frilled Dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa), Paddlers Inn, Echo Bay, Gilford Island, British Columbia 2019
Frilled Dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa), Yellow variation,Vancouver Island, British Columbia 2010
Nucella lamellosa array.2016
Nucella lamellosa.June 2014
Nucella lamellosa Wrinkled Dogwinkle,Pillar Point Tidepools 2014
Nucella lamellosa Wrinkled Dogwinkle,Pillar Point Tidepools 2016

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