Sinuous whelk

Buccinum plectrum

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae

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

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 8Canada · 2

Sources and credits

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Sinuous whelk

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