Mulberry whelk - Morula marginalba
Description:
This predatory mollusc climbs on top of barnacles and other invertebrates and slowly drills a hole in their shell. It then inserts a feeding tube and eats it's prey fresh from the shell "au naturale"
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Neogastropoda
- Muricoidea
- Muricidae (murex snails)
- Tenguella
- Tenguella marginalba
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