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Buccinum ciliatum

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Buccinum ciliatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Buccinum
Species:
B. ciliatum
Binomial name
Buccinum ciliatum
(Fabricius O., 1780)
Synonyms[1]

Buccinum sericatum Hancock, 1846

Buccinum ciliatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Buccinum ciliatum ciliatum Fabricius, 1780
  • Buccinum ciliatum sericatum Hancock, 1846 (synonym : Buccinum sericatum Hancock, 1846)

Description

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The maximum shell size is 32 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the cold waters around the Arctic, the North West Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Canada and the Gulf of Maine.

References

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  • "Buccinum ciliatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.