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Buccinum oedematum

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Buccinum oedematum
A shell of Buccinum oedematum, the operculum in place glued onto cotton, but accidentally rotated through 180°
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Buccinum
Species:
B. oedematum
Binomial name
Buccinum oedematum
Dall, 1907
Synonyms[1]

Buccinum midori Habe & Ito, 1965

Buccinum oedematum, common name the swollen whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Description

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The length of an adult shell reaches 84 mm.

Distribution

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This cold-water species occurs in the Gulf of Alaska.[2] and in the Okhotsk Sea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Buccinum oedematum Dall, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2011.
  2. ^ von Szalay, P. G., M. E. Wilkins and M. H. Martin 2008 Data report: 2007 Gulf of Alaska bottom trawl survey. U.S. Dep. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-AFSC-189, 247 p.
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  • "Buccinum oedematum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 June 2011.