Belgian Register of Marine Species - Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)

BeRMS taxon details

Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dogwhelk feeding on barnacles

AphiaID

140403 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:140403)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Nucella Röding, 1798

Original name

Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

(of Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 739 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140403 on 2026-01-09

Regional species database citation

VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140403 on 2026-01-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Gofas, Serge

2022-12-31 08:47:27Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

Licensing

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original description (of Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 739 [details] Available for editors

context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke. 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Houart, R. (2024). Living Muricidae of the world. Ocenebrinae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 238 pp.
page(s): 51, textfigs 6B, 10D-H, pls 37L-W, 38A-V, 39A-G [details]

additional source Rehder, H. A. (1962). The status of Nucella Roeding. The Nautilus. 75(3): 109-111, pl. 10, figs. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283033 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

Language	Name
Danish	purpursnegl	[details]
Dutch	purperslak	[details]
English	northern dogwinklenorthern dog whelkdogwhelkdog whelkAtlantic dogwinkleAtlantic dog whelk	[details]
French	pourpre petit pierrepourpre de l'Atlantiquepourprepilaubigorneau blanc	[details]
German	SteinschneckeSteinchenNördliche Purpurschneckenordische Steinchenschneckenordische Purpurschnecke	[details]
Norwegian	purpursnegl	[details]
Norwegian Bokmål	purpursnegl	[details]
Norwegian Nynorsk	purpursnigel	[details]
Russian	моллюски-багрянки	[details]
Swedish	purpursnäcka	[details]