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Nucella squamosa
Description | Nucella squamosa, common name the scaly dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucella_squamosa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Nucella : Nucella squamosa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Generic Name | Nucella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Nucella squamosa (Lamarck, 1816) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Scaly Dogwhelk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucella_squamosa |
Obsolete Names
References
Branch, G.M. et al. (2002) Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg. - via Catalogue of Life |
Houart R., Kilburn R.N. & Marais A.P. (2010) Muricidae. Pp. 176-270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg. - via World Register of Marine Species |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!