Buccinum plectrum

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

Buccinum plectrum
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. plectrum
Binomial name
Buccinum plectrum
Stimpson, 1865

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, along Northeast Canada and along Alaska.

References
  1. Buccinum plectrum Stimpson, 1865. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • 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
  • "Buccinum undatum plectrum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 June 2011.


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