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Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dogwhelk feeding on barnacles
Dogwhelk feeding on barnacles

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

accepted
Species
Buccinum filosum Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Nassa ligata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nassa rudis Roding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Nucella theobroma Roding, 1798 · unaccepted (synonym)
Purpura bizonalis Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Purpura buccinoidea Blainville, 1829 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Purpura celtica Locard, 1886 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Purpura imbricata Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Purpura lapillina Locard, 1886 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Purpura lapillus var. minor Jeffreys, 1867 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid; not Küster, 1860)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 739 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org//marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140403 on 2026-04-26
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=140403 on 2026-04-26
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2022-12-31 08:47:27Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

original description (of Purpura buccinoidea Blainville, 1829) Blainville, H. M. D. de. (1828-1830). Malacozoaires ou Animaux Mollusques. [in] <i>Faune Française</i>. Levrault, Paris 320 p., 48 pl. [livr. 18 (29 Nov. 1828), p. 1-80; livr. 20 (7 March 1829), p. 81-170; livr. 23 (1 Aug. 1829), p. 171-240; livr. 28 (3 July 1830), p. 241-320]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78700
page(s): 148-149; pl. 6 fig. 5 [details] 

original description (of Purpura lapillus var. major Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 4: 277 [details] 

original description (of Purpura lapillus var. minor Jeffreys, 1867) Jeffreys, J. G. (1862-1869). <i>British conchology</i>. Vol. 1: pp. cxiv + 341 [1862]. Vol. 2: pp. 479 [1864]. Vol. 3: pp. 394 [1865]. Vol. 4: pp. 487 [1867]. Vol. 5: pp. 259 [1869]. London, van Voorst. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55187
page(s): 4: 277 [details] 

original description (of Purpura imbricata Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 244-245, 577 [details] 

original description (of Buccinum filosum Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3486 [details] OpenAccess publication

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.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 739 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Nassa ligata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details] 

original description (of Nassa rudis Roding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details] 

original description (of Nucella theobroma Roding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details] 

original description (of Purpura bizonalis Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 249 [details] 

original description (of Purpura celtica Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 147, 556 [details] 

original description (of Purpura lapillina Locard, 1886) Locard, A. (1886). <i>Prodrome de malacologie française. Catalogue général des mollusques vivants de France. Mollusques marins</i>. Lyon: H. Georg & Paris: Baillière. x + 778 pp. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10831012
page(s): 146, footnote [details] 

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”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Houart, R. (2024). <i>Living Muricidae of the world. Ocenebrinae</i>. 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 <i>Nucella</i> Roeding. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 75(3): 109-111, pl. 10, figs. 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8283033 [details] 
 
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Dutch purperslak  [details]
English dogwhelkAtlantic dogwinkle  [details]
French pourpre petit pierrepourprepilaubigorneau blanc  [details]
German nordische Steinchenschneckenordische Purpurschnecke  [details]
BIOTIC 
Marine Life Information Network - UK 
To Barcode of Life (259 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (74 publications) (from synonym Purpura imbricata Lamarck, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (927 publications) (from synonym Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Nucella lapillus SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Nucella lapillus WHITE) 
To Conchology (Nucella lapillus) 
To Dyntaxa 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nucella lapillus) 
To GenBank (676 nucleotides; 388 proteins) 
To GenBank (676 nucleotides; 388 proteins) (from synonym Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bailiwick of Guernsey, Alderney, Saline Bay, low t... 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Cotes-d'Armor, Erquy, on and und... 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Dinard, collect... 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) France, Bretagne, Morbihan, Golfe de Morbihan, bea... 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) Netherlands, Zeeland, Zuid-Beveland, Kattendijke, ... 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758) United States, Massachusetts, Essex Co., Swampscot... 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)) 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)) 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus,1758) Canada, Nova Scotia, Victoria bay, Annapolis, North... 
To Malacopics (Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus,1758) Netherlands, Zeeland, Westkapelle, Zuiderhoofd) 
To Malacopics (Purpura (Polytropa) lapillus var. caerulescens Dautzenberg,1920 SYNTYPE France, Bret... 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Purpura buccinoidea Blainville, 1829)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa ligata Röding, 1798)
To PESI (from synonym Nassa rudis Roding, 1798)
To PESI (from synonym Nucella theobroma Roding, 1798)
To PESI (from synonym Purpura bizonalis Lamarck, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Purpura celtica Locard, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Purpura lapillina Locard, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Purpura imbricata Lamarck, 1822)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum filosum Gmelin, 1791)
To PESI (from synonym Buccinum lapillus Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Purpura lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032551) 
To ITIS
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