Buccinum ciliatum
Appearance
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Species: | B. ciliatum
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Buccinum ciliatum (Fabricius O., 1780)
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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
- Buccinum ciliatum ciliatum Fabricius, 1780
- Buccinum ciliatum sericatum Hancock, 1846 (synonym : Buccinum sericatum Hancock, 1846)
Description
The maximum shell size is 32 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the cold waters around the Arctic, the North West Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Canada and the Gulf of Maine.
References
- ^ Buccinum ciliatum sericatum (Hancock, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
- ^ Buccinum ciliatum (Fabricius O., 1780). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
External links
- "Buccinum ciliatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.