Buccinum leucostoma
| Buccinum leucostoma | |
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| Two shells of Buccinum leucostoma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Subfamily: | Buccininae |
| Genus: | Buccinum |
| Species: | B. leucostoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Buccinum leucostoma Lischke, 1872 | |
Buccinum leucostoma, common name the yellow-mouth Buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
The size of the shell of an adult varies between 55 mm and 120 mm. The snail's salivary glands contains the toxin tetramine (tetramethylammonium ion) [2] The male shell tends to be smaller and more slender than the female shell. The interior of the peristome in male specimens is characterised by a reddish orange colour, while in female specimens it is whitish or yellowish. [3]
Distribution
This species is found in the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Japan.
References
- ↑ Buccinum leucostoma Lischke, 1872 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2011.
- ↑ Yoko Kawashima, Yuji Nagashima and Kazuo Shiomi, Determination of tetramine in marine gastropods by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry ; Science Direct Volume 44, Issue 2, August 2004, Pages 185-191, doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.05.020
- ↑ Tiba Ranzi, Sexual dimorphism in some species of Buccinidae; The malacological society of Japan, 11(2-3), 87-94, 1941-11-25, 1941