Nucella lima

Nucella lima
Nucella lima under attack by the starfish Leptasterias hexactis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Nucella
Species:
N. lima
Binomial name
Nucella lima
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]

Murex lima Gmelin, 1791
Purpura attenuata Reeve, 1846

Nucella lima, commonly known as 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.

References

  1. ^ a b 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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