Acanthinucella punctulata
Appearance
Acanthinucella punctulata | |
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A shell of A. punctutulata occupied by a hermit crab | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Acanthinucella |
Species: | A. punctulata
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Binomial name | |
Acanthinucella punctulata (Sowerby G.B. I, 1835)
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Acanthinucella punctulata (previously known as Acanthina punctulata), common name: the spotted thorn drupe, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]These snails are small in size, about 2.5 cm. in length. The shell has dark spiral markings resembling wide dots or dashes.
Distribution
[edit]These snails are found on the West Coast of North America, from Monterey, California, to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Habitat
[edit]A. punctulata lives on rocky shores in the upper intertidal zone.
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References
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- ^ a b Acanthinucella punctulata (Sowerby, 1835). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 February 2011.
- McLean, James H., 1978 ‘'Marine Shells of Southern California'’, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Museum, Science Series 24, Revised Edition: 1–104