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Frilled Dogwinkle

nucella lamellosa

The Frilled Dogwinkle is a fun sea snail with a frilly shell! It loves to crawl on rocky shores and can be found in tidal pools.

Hábitat: Rocky coastal areas and tidal pools

Aspecto

The Frilled Dogwinkle has a thick, spiral shell adorned with prominent, wavy frills or ridges that can be white, grey, yellow, orange, or brown. Its wide aperture often reveals a yellowish or purplish interior, making it visually distinct from smoother, plainer snails.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloMolluscaClaseGastropodaOrdenNeogastropodaFamiliaMuricidaeGéneroNucella
Frilled Dogwinkle
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Frilled Dogwinkle

Categoría

Invertebrate

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Female Frilled Dogwinkles lay their eggs in tall, vase-shaped capsules.

Its shell color can vary greatly even within the same tide pool!

Some Frilled Dogwinkles drill and eat as many as three barnacles a day!

They use a ribbon-like tongue, called a radula, covered in tiny teeth to feed.

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Shell Driller

Frilled Dogwinkle can drill perfect holes into prey shells because of its radula and acid, helping them access soft bodies inside.

Habilidad

Sticky Foot Power

Frilled Dogwinkle has a muscular foot that can create strong suction, allowing it to cling tightly to rocks against powerful waves.

Habilidad

Purple Defense Ink

Frilled Dogwinkle can produce a purple dye because of specialized glands, which may deter predators or be a waste product.

Habilidad

Wave Rider Shell

Frilled Dogwinkle has a sturdy, ridged shell that helps it withstand crashing waves and protects it from predators.

Medidas y detalles

Average Weight
10 g
Esperanza de vida
5 años
Average Shell Length
4.5 cm

Dieta y alimentación

This sea snail munches on tasty barnacles and mussels by drilling through their hard shells.

Alimentos principales

  • Barnacles
  • Mussels
  • Limpets
  • Small clams

Método de búsqueda

  • Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Acorn Barnacle

Balanus glandula

Drills shell to consume soft parts.

eats

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

A primary food source drilled for sustenance.

eaten by

Ochre Sea Star

Pisaster ochraceus

A significant predator in tide pools.

eaten by

Red Rock Crab

Cancer productus

Crushes shells to eat the snail inside.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Colorful DogwinkleFrilly SnailRocky Snail

Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el average Weight de Frilled Dogwinkle?

10 g

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Frilled Dogwinkle?

5 años

¿Qué come Frilled Dogwinkle?

This sea snail munches on tasty barnacles and mussels by drilling through their hard shells.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Frilled Dogwinkle?

Rocky coastal areas and tidal pools

¿Cómo caza Frilled Dogwinkle?

Pursuit

¿Cuál es el average Shell Length de Frilled Dogwinkle?

4.5 cm

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