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Red-mouthed Dog Winkle

Stramonita haemastoma

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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 46, February 72, March 61, April 64, May 59, June 38, July 56, August 59, September 45, October 38, November 43, December 41.
Spain622
United States323
Andalucía215
Canarias181
Italy104
Cataluña/Catalunya90
Portugal75
France75
Morocco73
Greece60

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

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

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