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) elsmerensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ireland (1 collection), Morocco (1), the Netherlands (3), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (12), United States (2: Maine, New York)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Japan (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.