Dog whelk - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 (Nucella lapillus) - MarLIN - The Marine Life Information Network
WEBIn 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.
Shell thickness of Nucella lapillus in the North Sea increased over …
WEBJul 9, 2022 · The carnivorous gastropod Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) (dog whelk) is an important predator of the rocky intertidal shore in the Northern Atlantic 55,56 that exerts a strong top-down...
Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) - World Register of Marine …
WEBNucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) (of Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis.
Dog whelk - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
WEBNucella lapillus. 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. was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758.
Atlantic Dogwinkle (Nucella lapillus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEBOverview. Scientific Name. Nucella lapillus. Common Name. Atlantic dogwinkle. Kingdom. Animalia. Location in Taxonomic Tree. Genus.
Nucella lapillus, Atlantic dogwinkle : fisheries
WEBUsually found on wave-exposed to sheltered rocky coasts and tidal flats, mainly along the littoral zone and rarely in the sublittoral to 40 m depth. This species avoids areas of low salinity and with dense algal growth, as well as sandy or muddy areas.
Atlantic Dogwhelk (Nucella lapillus) - iNaturalist
WEBThe 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 regional recovery of Nucella lapillus populations from …
WEBThe dogwhelk Nucella lapillus experienced localized extinction in the 1980s and 1990s due to the use of tributyltin (TBT) antifoulants, causing imposex in females.
Nucella lapillus ecotypes at the southern distributional limit in ...
WEBDec 6, 2011 · Nucella lapillus (L.) is a gastropod widely distributed along North Atlantic rocky shores (Crothers, 1985a; Tyler-Walters, 2008). Individuals are found from extremely exposed places to the most sheltered inlets, which is considered to be the main reason for the high variability in shell appearance (Crothers, 1985b).
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