Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Scientific name Nucella lima | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Ocenebrinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Nucella canaliculata, Nucella lamellosa, Nucella squamosa, Nucella ostrina, Nucella heyseana | ||
Nucella lima, common name : the File Dog Winkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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Description
The shell size varies between 19 mm and 51 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic to Baja California, Mexico; and along Northern Japan
References
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