Dog whelk - Wikipedia
The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle (Nucella lapillus) is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. Nucella lapillus was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Buccinum lapillus (the basionym ).
Dog whelk - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle (Nucella lapillus) is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. Show More
Dog whelk - The Wildlife Trusts
Dog whelks have a conical shell with a pointed spire. They predominantly have white shells in the UK, but may be brown or yellow. The dog whelk is smaller than the common whelk, smoother than the netted whelk and more rounded than the oyster drill.
Dog whelk (Nucella lapillus) - MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network
In some populations, mainly sublittoral or from the intertidal in North Kent, the growth lines extend outwards to form flounces or ruffles, and this variety of dog whelk is called Nucella lapillus var. imbricata. The animal itself is white or cream coloured with white speckles, and a flattened head.
Dogwhelks ~ MarineBio Conservation Society
Dogwhelks, Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758), also called Atlantic dogwinkles, are an intertidal snail with a solid, conical shaped shell. They generally have about six swollen whorls. Their shell is usually about 3 cm high and 2 cm wide, but may grow up to 6 cm in height.
Nucella - Wikipedia
Nucella, common name dog whelks or dog winkles, is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae which is part of the large family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Dogwhelks are worth getting to know - Foster's Daily Democrat
2016年7月30日 · Dogwhelks are carnivorous, predatory snails that prey mostly upon mussels and barnacles. Where periwinkles use their rasping tongue-like structures (the radula) to scrape up algae, dogwhelks use...
Frilled Dogwelk | University of Puget Sound
Frilled Dog Whelk (Nucella lamellosa) This snail reaches great abundance in the intertidal zone of Pacific Northwest shores, where it can easily be found resting on rocks when the tide is out.
Atlantic Dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) - iNaturalist
The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle, scientific name Nucella lapillus, is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. (Source: Wikipedia, 'Dog whelk', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whelk, CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Dog Whelk - Dive Deeper
Dog Whelk Nucella lapillus. Have a broad, conical shell with spiral ridges and a short, pointed spire. They usually have six swollen whorls, but the last whorl is largest. The shell is usually three centimetres tall by two centimetres wide but can be up to six centimetres tall. Usually white but is sometimes yellow, brown, or grey.