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More about the Netted Dogwhelk
A Dogwhelk creeping over the sediment. The fluff on
its shell
is a colony of small polypi, a hydroid,
(Podocoryne carnea).
This species is lives commonly on whelk shells.
Way of life
The Dogwhelk usually sits dug
down in the sediment, only the thin inhalent siphon is visible above
the sand bottom. Occasionally the shells can be seen creeping on the sediment
surface.
A Dogwhelk digging down into the sediment. Only the
inhalent siphon is visible.
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