Nucella lima
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| Nucella lima under attack by the starfish Leptasterias hexactis | |
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Species: | N. lima
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| Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791)
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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[]
Nucella lima shell
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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- Muricidae
- Gastropods described in 1791
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
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