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]
| Buccinum oedematum | |
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| A shell of Buccinum oedematum, the operculum in place glued onto cotton, but accidentally rotated through 180° | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Tudiclidae |
| Genus: | Buccinum |
| Species: | B. oedematum
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| Binomial name | |
| Buccinum oedematum Dall, 1907
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Buccinum midori Habe & Ito, 1965 | |
Description edit
The length of an adult shell reaches 84 mm.
Distribution edit
This cold-water species occurs in the Gulf of Alaska.[2] and in the Okhotsk Sea.
References edit
- ^ a b Buccinum oedematum Dall, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2011.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buccinum oedematum.
- "Buccinum oedematum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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