Buccinum ciliatum

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Buccinum ciliatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Tudiclidae
Genus: Buccinum
Species:
B. ciliatum
Binomial name
Buccinum ciliatum
(Fabricius O., 1780)
Synonyms[1]

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[edit]

  • Buccinum ciliatum ciliatum Fabricius, 1780
  • Buccinum ciliatum sericatum Hancock, 1846 (synonym : Buccinum sericatum Hancock, 1846)

Description[edit]

The maximum shell size is 32 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This species is distributed in the cold waters around the Arctic, the North West Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Canada and the Gulf of Maine.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

  • "Buccinum ciliatum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 October 2010.