Nucella emarginata

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Nucella emarginata
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N. emarginata
Binomial name
Nucella emarginata
(Deshayes, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nucella ostrina Gould, A.A., 1852
  • Purpura emarginata Deshayes, 1839
  • Thais emarginata (Deshayes, 1839)

Nucella emarginata, common name the emarginate dog winkle, is a species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

The adult shell size of this species can reach 25 mm or 30 mm

Distribution

This species is distributed between the Bering Sea and Pacific Mexico.

References

  1. ^ a b Nucella emarginata (Deshayes, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2011.

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