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205 months ago

JENN64   asked this question:

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205 months ago

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teredos worm, shipworm

205 months ago

Peonia Kempenich   wrote:

Dogwhelks

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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

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205 months ago

Peonia Kempenich   wrote:

The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle, scientific name Nucella lapillus (= Thais lapillus), is a species of predatory sea snail; a carnivorous marine rocky shore gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. This species prefers rocky shores, where it eats mussels and acorn barnacles. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whelk)

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