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The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle (Nucella lapillus) is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. Nucella lapillus was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Buccinum lapillus (the basionym).
Nucella heyseana var. elongata Golikov & Kussakin, 1962: synonym of Nucella heyseana (Dunker, 1882) Nucella lindaniae Lorenz, 1991: synonym of Nucella wahlbergi (Krauss, 1848) Nucella pyramidalis (Turton, 1932): synonym of Nucella dubia (Krauss, 1848) Nucella theobroma Roding, 1798: synonym of Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)
In the British Isles, the common name "dog whelk" is used for Nucella lapillus (family Muricidae) and for Nassarius species (family Nassariidae). Historically, they were a popular street food in Victorian London, typically located close to public houses and theatres. [5]
Nucella lamellosa, commonly known as the frilled dogwinkle or wrinkled purple whelk, [2] is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1] This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, its range extending in the intertidal zone from the Aleutian Islands southward to central ...
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. ...
Thais lamellosa (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Nucella lamellosa (Gmelin, 1791) Thais langi Clench & Turner, 1948: synonym of Thaisella forbesii (Dunker, 1853) Thais lapillus Linnaeus, 1758 - the dog whelk: synonym of Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) Thais lata (Kuroda, 1931): synonym of Mancinella lata (Kuroda, 1931)
After nearly 90 years, renowned camellia grower Nuccio's Nurseries is closing, but there's still time to visit one of SoCal's last family-run specialty nurseries.
Predators of Semibalanus balanoides include the whelk Nucella lapillus, the shanny Lipophrys pholis, [2] the sea star Asterias vulgaris, [7] and nudibranchs. [8] Although they have no eyes, barnacles are aware of changes in light, and withdraw into their shells when threatened. [8]