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Nucella sp., Dog whelk(s), Dog winkle(s)

genus Nucella Röding, 1798

Invalid synonym: Polytropa sp.

• Modern species: early Miocene - Present (16.0 - 0.0 Ma)
• Habitat: Marine

• Classification
• kingdom Animalia, phylum Mollusca, class Gastropoda, order Neogastropoda, family Muricidae

• Distribution
• Miocene: Toyama
• Pliocene: Aomori
• Pleistocene: Hokkaido, Chiba

• Subtaxa
• N. freycinetii
• N. yatsuoensis