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205 months ago

JENN64  See profile asked this question:

Language pair:

Spanish > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

caramechas perforantes

Context:

las prácticas depredadoras en varios tipos de caramechas perforantes o non (Nucela lapillu

Keywords:

aquaculture a type of fish or crab..

 

 

The answer of Peonia Kempenich  See profile was rated best

Dogwhelks

My comment:

Family: Muricidae
Dogwhelks, Nucella lapillus, are one of the commonest gastropod molluscs on the shore of the North Atlantic, found on rocky shores all around the British Isles, and from the Arctic south to Gibraltar, and on American side as far south as Connecticut. They do not seem to be found in the Mediterranean Sea. They should not be confused with the larger Edible Whelk, Buccinum undatum, which is only rarely found between the tides.

Predators

Dogwhelks are often a dirty grey, but they can be found in a variety of colours including all white, which is quite common, orange, which occurs often in certain localities, brown, purple, and striped varieties. They are active predators, preying
on acorn barnacles by smothering them, and on mussels by boring a hole in the shell and sucking out the rich orange flesh.

My references:

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Dogwhelk.htm

The asker's comment:

Thank you very much. Have a great weekend.