Superfamily Muricoidea Rank Species | Genus Acanthinucella | |
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Similar Acanthinucella spirata, Acanthina, Acanthina unicornis, Ceratostoma foliatum, Acmaea mitra | ||
Acanthinucella punctulata (previously known as Acanthina punctulata), common name: the spotted thorn drupe or "spotted unicorn", is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
These snails are small in size, about 2.5 cm. in length. The shell has dark spiral markings resembling wide dots or dashes.
Distribution
These snails are found on the West Coast of North America, from Monterey, California, to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Habitat
A. punctulata lives on rocky shores in the upper intertidal zone.
References
Acanthinucella punctulata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA