Nucella canaliculata
Appearance
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Nucella caniculata surrounded by thatched barnacles (Semibalanus cariosus), and pile worms (Nereis vexillosa) | |
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Species: | N. canaliculata
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Nucella canaliculata (Duclos, 1832)
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Purpura analoga Forbes, 1852 |
Nucella canaliculata, common name : the Channelled Dog Winkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 53 mm
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean from the Aleutians to California
References
- ^ a b Nucella canaliculata (Duclos, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
External links
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