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European Sting Winkle

Ocenebra erinaceus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 124, February 91, March 143, April 225, May 324, June 354, July 378, August 325, September 239, October 178, November 97, December 76.
United States2,555
Alaska2,555
United Kingdom241
Spain207
England197
Portugal181
France133
Galicia88
Andalucía79
COIMBRA75

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
GenusOcenebra

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