Species profile
Channeled Dog Winkle
Nucella canaliculata
At a glance
Channeled Dog Winkle (Nucella canaliculata) is a marine snail present across the CatchRules coverage area but without species-specific bag, size, or season rules tracked in our regulatory dataset.
Confirmed by 826 research-grade iNaturalist observations, with British Columbia, California, and Oregon the top jurisdictions by observation count.
Notable details
- Shell grows to about 3 cm, with prominent spiral channels running along its whorls.
- Drills holes through barnacle and mussel shells to feed on the flesh inside.
- Found on Pacific rocky shores from Alaska to central California.
- Lays eggs in small capsules cemented to shaded rock surfaces.
Where Channeled Dog Winkle are seen
Background
Nucella canaliculata, common name : the Channelled Dog Winkle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Background excerpt adapted from Wikipedia's Channeled Dog Winkle article (CC BY-SA). Visit Wikipedia for the full entry.
Other marine snails (whelk/conch) on CatchRules
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