Endemic Animals of Ireland

The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle (Nucella lapillus ) is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.Nucella lapillus was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Buccinum lapillus (the basionym)."Dog whelk" can also refer to the Nassariidae. Less

Chlamys varia, also called Mimachlamys varia common name the variegated scallop, is a species of small scallop, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It occurs in the North Sea, the English Channel, the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. Less

Helicocranchia pfefferi, the banded piglet squid, is a small squid of the genus Helicocranchia. Adults of this species are mesopelaegic. Less

Xylophaga dorsalis is a species of bivalves in the family Xylophagaidae. Less

Diodora graeca, the Greek keyhole limpet, is a sea snail or limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.It was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as Patella graeca (basionym). Less