Citation: Moore, H.B. 1936 The biology of Purpura lapillus. I. Shell variation in relation to environment. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 21: 61-89
Number of Pages: 29
Volume Part: 1
Keywords: Ecology, Fauna, Marine, Mollusca, Sublittoral, Zonation
Abstract: Variations in the shape, size, colour and thickness of the shells of Purpura lapillus (Nucella lapillus) were studied in relation to diet and exposure to wave action. Specimens were studied from the whole of its European range, including from fourteen Irish sites.