Nucella incrassata Sowerby 1825 (murex snail)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Alternative combination: Purpura incrassata

Belongs to Nucella according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007

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

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Felixstowe, Suffolk [Red Crag] (Pliocene of the United Kingdom)

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