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- Number of shell whorls: 7 or 8 |
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Buccinum undatum (or the "common whelk") is a gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae. It is a familiar part of the marine fauna in the United Kingdom, and is also found in France, Norway, Iceland, some arctic islands, and the coast of North America as far south as New Jersey.
It is mainly found in the sublittoral zone, and occasionally on the littoral fringe, where it can sometimes be found live at low tide.
Key Identification Features
- Maximum height: 10cm & Maximum width: 6cm
- Broadly oval aperture, tapering to a siphonal canal
- Number of shell whorls: 7 or 8
- Yellowish-brown in colour
References
- MarLIN: The Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland[1]
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