Nucella lapillus Atlantic Dogwinkle, Dogwhelk

Nucella lapillus is commonly referred to as Atlantic Dogwinkle, Dogwhelk. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Gabriel Paladino Ibáñez, Uruguay

Nucella lapillus,Atlantic dogwinkle,Madalena Beach, Vila Nova de Gaia, North Portugal 2016

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lexID:: 6110
AphiaID:: 140403

Scientific:: Nucella lapillus
German:: Nordische Purpurschnecke , Nordische Steinchenschnecke, Das Steinchen
English:: Atlantic Dogwinkle, Dogwhelk

Category:: Ślimaki

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Muricidae (Family) > Nucella (Genus) > lapillus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Linnaeus, ), 1758

Occurrence:: Straße von Gibraltar, Arctic (North Polar Sea), Belgium, Canada Eastern Pacific, East cost of USA, European Coasts, France, Germany, Greenland, Gulf of Maine, Iceland, Ireland, North Atlantic Ocean, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, West-Atlantic Ocean
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: 0 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Rocky shores, Rock coasts
Size:: 0.98" - 1.57" (2.5cm - 4cm)
Temperature:: 42.8 °F - 12,4 °F (6°C - 12,4°C)
Food:: Carrion, Clams, Copepods, omnivore, Predatory
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Nucella canaliculata
Stachelschnecke
Nucella dubia
Nucella emarginata
Gestreifte Nucella
Nucella freycinetii
Nucella fuscata
Nucella heyseana
Nucella lamellosa
Faltige Lila Wellhornschnecke
Nucella lapillus
Nordische Purpurschnecke , Nordische Steinchenschnecke, Das Steinchen
Nucella lima
Nucella ostrina
Gestreifte Nucella
Nucella rolani
Nucella squamosa
Schuppige Stachelschnecke
Nucella wahlbergi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-09-27 19:38:14
Last edit:: 2024-01-12 20:02:52

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Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nucella lapillus belongs to the family, the whelks.The shell color is white or cream with white spots.

The Dog Whelk lives in the intertidal zone on rocks.Nucella lapillus 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 filosum Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
Nassa ligata Röding, 1798 (synonym)
Nassa rudis Roding, 1798 (synonym)
Nucella lapillus var. major Jeffreys, 1867 (synonym)
Nucella lapillus var. minor Jeffreys, 1867 (synonym)
Nucella theobroma Roding, 1798 (synonym)
Purpura bizonalis Lamarck, 1822 (synonym)
Purpura buccinoidea Blainville, 1829 (synonym)
Purpura celtica Locard, 1886 (synonym)
Purpura imbricata Lamarck, 1822 (synonym)
Purpura lapillina Locard, 1886 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Purpura lapillus var. anomala Middendorff, 1849 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. aurantia Dautzenberg, 1887 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. bizonalis Lamarck, 1822 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. caerulescens Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. castanea Dautzenberg, 1887 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. celtica Locard, 1886 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. citrina Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. crassissima Dautzenberg, 1887 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. fauce-violaceo Dautzenberg, 1887 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. fusco-apicata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1925 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. lactea Dautzenberg, 1887 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. major Jeffreys, 1867 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. minor Jeffreys, 1867 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. mixta Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. monozonalis Dautzenberg, 1920 (synonym)
Purpura lapillus var. ponderosa Verkrüzen, 1881 (synonym)
Purpura lineolata Dautzenberg, 1887 (synonyms)
Thais lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)

Direct children (2):
Variety Nucella lapillus var. major Jeffreys, 1867 accepted as Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Variety Nucella lapillus var. minor Jeffreys, 1867 accepted as Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)

External links

sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Nucella lapillus,Atlantic dogwinkle,Madalena Beach, Vila Nova de Gaia, North Portugal 2016

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