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Short-spired purple dogwinkle
Nucella ostrina
48.3329, -124.49
Field Notes
Description:
Most were 3 cm long grayish blue or grayish purple (varied appearance). This dogwinkle is a predator. Shown in the pics with its favorite prey - Acorn barnacles (Balanus glandula). The dogwinkle drills into the barnacle or shell with its radula, injects digestive enzymes which liquefy the tissues, and sucks out the contents.
Habitat:
Spotted on exposed rocks at low tide.
Reference Links:
Nucella ostrina - Wikipedia
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PublishedAugust 31, 2019
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