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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- Bilateria
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- Caenogastropoda (An order of snails)
- Neogastropoda
- Muricoidea
- Muricidae (murex snails)
- Ergalataxinae
- Tenguella
- Tenguella marginalba
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