Buccinum glaciale

Buccinum glaciale

Buccinum glaciale
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. glaciale
Binomial name
*Buccinum glaciale* Linnaeus, 1761
Synonyms
Buccinum carinatum Phipps, 1774 Buccinum donovani Gray J.E., 1839 Buccinum ekblawi Baker, 1919 Buccinum hancocki Mörch, 1857 Buccinum inclitum Pilsbry, 1904 Buccinum inclytum Pilsbry, 1907 (unjustified emendation of "inclitum") Buccinum morchianum Dunker, 1858 Buccinum parallelum Dall, 1919 Buccinum richardi Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1912 Buccinum tubulosum Reeve, 1845 Buccinum turritum Verkrüzen, 1878

Buccinum glaciale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.^[1]

Description

The size of the shell reaches 90 mm. The shell shows many sharp, spiral lines. The body whorl has two strong, wavy spiral bands. The color of the shell varies from mauve to brown. The ovate, cream-colored aperture points upwards. The thick outer lip is flaring and turns back. The siphonal canal is short.

Distribution

This cold-water species is circum-arctic and can be found in the intertidal zone along Japan, Alaska, the arctic zone of Canada, in European waters (Spitzbergen), in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

References

↑ Buccinum glaciale Linnaeus, 1761. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 June 2011.

Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Mammalia, Aves, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes. Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus insectorum. Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae: L. Salvii, 48 + 578 pp
Brunel, P., L. Bosse, and G. Lamarche. 1998. Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213

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