Buccinum oedematum

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
A shell of Buccinum oedematum, the operculum in place glued onto cotton, but accidentally rotated through 180°
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. oedematum
Binomial name
Buccinum oedematum
Dall, 1907
Synonyms[1]

Buccinum midori Habe & Ito, 1965

Description

The length of an adult shell reaches 84 mm.

Distribution

This cold-water species occurs in the Gulf of Alaska.[2] and in the Okhotsk Sea.

References
  1. Buccinum oedematum Dall, 1907 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2011.
  2. 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.
  • "Buccinum oedematum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 June 2011.


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