Buccinum abyssorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Buccinum |
Species: | B. abyssorum |
Binomial name | |
Buccinum abyssorum Verrill & Smith, 1884 | |
Buccinum abyssorum, common name the shingled whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. [1]
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Whelk is a common name applied to various kinds of sea snail. Although a number of whelks are relatively large and are in the family Buccinidae, the word whelk is also applied to some other marine gastropod species within several families of sea snails that are not very closely related.
Buccinum is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Buccinum belcheri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum ciliatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum cyaneum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum frausseni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum frustulatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum maltzani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum plectrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum polare is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum pulchellum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum solenum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum thermophilum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Tacita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum oedematum, common name the swollen whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum strigillatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum tsubai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Buccinum coronatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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