Dog whelk
A species of Dog whelks, Also known as Dogwinkle Scientific name : Nucella lapillus Genus : Dog whelks
Dog whelk, A species of Dog whelks
Also known as:
Dogwinkle
Botanical name: Nucella lapillus
Genus: Dog whelks
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Description
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). "Dog whelk" can also refer to the Nassariidae.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Murex snails Genus
Dog whelks Species
Dog whelk 
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