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EUMETAZOA
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BILATERIA
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LOPHOTROCHOZOA
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TROCHOZOA
(molluscs and worms)

MOLLUSCA
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GASTROPODA
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PROSOBRANCHIA
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NEOGASTROPODA
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MURICIDAE
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Thais lapillus
(Dog Whelk)

Thais lapillus
is also a member of:

Invertebrates
(via Mollusca)

BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Thais lapillus (Linnaeus) (Dog Whelk)

Date:	1 April 1969
OS grid ref:	TQ30
Lat/Lon:	50° 50' N, 0° 10' W
Location:	Vice County: East Sussex, VC14, England
Stage or state:	Living animal
Record Summary:	Animals with eggs

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