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Atlantic Dogwhelk

Nucella lapillus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,457, February 1,076, March 1,687, April 2,653, May 3,826, June 4,172, July 4,464, August 3,839, September 2,818, October 2,104, November 1,150, December 898.
United States32,874
Alaska30,140
Canada2,973
United Kingdom1,486
Maine1,234
Nova Scotia1,054
Quebec924
England894
Massachusetts676
New Brunswick249

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Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyMurex Snails · Muricidae
GenusNucella

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