Nucella rolani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1] N. rolani is believed to be a close relative or morphlogical variant of the other east Atlantic member of its genus, Nucella lapillus.[2]
| Nucella rolani | |
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| Nucella rolani | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Nucella |
| Species: | N. rolani
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| Binomial name | |
| Nucella rolani (Bogi & Nofroni, 1984)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Coralliophila rolani Bogi & Nofroni, 1984 | |
Description
editNucella sp. has been noted to have high levels of intraspecies variation in shell appearance, which historically has resulted in potentially genetically similar populations being "split" rather than "lumped" in taxonomy.[2] The shell size is up to 24 mm.[citation needed]
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along Portugal and Northwest Spain.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b Nucella rolani (Bogi & Nofroni, 1984). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 December 2010.
- ^ a b Marko, Peter B.; Moran, Amy L.; Kolotuchina, Natalya K.; Zaslavskaya, Nadezhda I. (2014). "Phylogenetics of the gastropod genus Nucella: species identities, timing of diversification and correlated patterns of life-history evolution". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 80: 341–343. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu024.
External links
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- "Nucella rolani". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
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