Northern striped dogwinkle
A species of Dog whelks, Also known as Short-spired purple dogwinkle, Ribbed dogwinkle, Ribbed rock whelk Scientific name : Nucella ostrina Genus : Dog whelks
Northern striped dogwinkle, A species of Dog whelks
Also known as:
Short-spired purple dogwinkle, Ribbed dogwinkle, Ribbed rock whelk
Botanical name: Nucella ostrina
Genus: Dog whelks
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Description
Nucella ostrina, the northern striped dogwinkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.Other common names for this mollusk include emarginate dogwinkle, short-spired purple dogwinkle, striped dogwinkle, ribbed dogwinkle, emarginate whelk, ribbed rock whelk, rock thais, short-spired purple snail and rock whelk.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Murex snails Genus
Dog whelks Species
Northern striped dogwinkle 
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