Atlantic Dogwhelk
Nucella lapillus
Mollusca
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 6-10 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Cathemeral
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Rocky intertidal
- Range
- North Atlantic
- Movement
- Slithering
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Armor
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The Atlantic Dogwhelk, also known as the dog whelk or dogwinkle, is a carnivorous sea snail that inhabits the rocky shores of the Atlantic Ocean. This species is a predator, feeding on mollusks, crustaceans, and other small marine organisms.
Life cycle
- 1.juvenileA juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
- 2.adultFully grown at adult shell size or body length.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Muricidae
- Genus
- Nucella
- Species
- Nucella lapillus