Nucella

Nucella, common name dog whelks or dog winkles, is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae which is part of the large family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

This article is about a genus of snails. For the medieval composer who used this name, see Nicolaus Ricii de Nucella Campli.

Nucella
Three color varieties of Nucella emarginata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Genus: Nucella
Roding, 1798
Type species
Buccinum filosum
Gmelin, 1791
Species

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Synonyms
  • Nucella (Nucella) Röding, 1798 superseded combination
  • Nucella (Polytropa) Swainson, 1840 junior subjective synonym
  • Polytropa Swainson, 1840
  • Polytropalicus Rovereto, 1899
  • Purpura (Polytropa) Swainson, 1840
  • Thais (Nucella) Röding, 1798 superseded combination
  • Thais (Polytropa) Swainson, 1840 superseded combination
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