| Nucella lima | |
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| Nucella lima under attack by the starfish Leptasterias hexactis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Nucella |
| Species: | N. lima
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| Binomial name | |
| Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791)
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Murex lima Gmelin, 1791 | |
Nucella lima, commonly known as the File Dog Winkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.1
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean from the Arctic to Baja California, Mexico; and along Northern Japan.
Description
The shell size varies between 19 mm and 51 mm.
References
References
- Nucella lima (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 December 2010.