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Common Dogwhelk

Nucella dubia (F. Krauss 1848)

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Nucella dubia (Common Dogwhelk) is a species of snails in the family murex snails. They are native to South African Exclusive Economic Zone, Namibia, and Indian Ocean. Individuals can grow to 34 mm. They have sexual reproduction.

  • URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
  • Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of common dogwhelk. View this species on GBIF