Nucella lapillus Linnaeus 1758 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum lapillus, Purpura lapillus, Thais lapillus

Belongs to Nucella according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Richards 1962 and Wood 1879

Sister taxa: Nucella (Acanthinucella), Nucella etchegoinensis, Nucella incrassata, Nucella lamellosa, Nucella praecingulata, Thais (Nucella) collomi, Thais (Nucella) elsmerensis, Thais (Nucella) shumanensis

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Morocco (1), the Netherlands (3), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (16), United States (2: Maine, New York)

• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence

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