Buccinum oedematum

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Buccinum oedematum
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A shell of Buccinum oedematum, the operculum in place glued onto cotton, but accidentally rotated through 180°
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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]

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Description

The length of an adult shell reaches 84 mm.

Distribution

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

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References

  1. 1 2 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.