Buccinulum linea linea

Buccinulum linea linea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Subfamily: Buccininae
Tribe: Buccinulini
Genus: Buccinulum
Species: B. linea
Subspecies: B. linea linea
Trinomial name
Buccinulum linea linea
(Martyn, 1784)
Synonyms
  • Buccinum linea Martyn, 1784 (basionym)
  • Murex lineatus Gmelin, 1791

Buccinulum linea linea, or the lined whelk, is the nominate subspecies of the species Buccinulum linea. This is a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae. It is found only in New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands.

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