Busycoarctum coarctatum

Busycoarctum coarctatum

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Busyconidae

Busycon is a genus of very large edible sea snails in the subfamily Busyconinae. These snails are commonly known in the United States as whelks or Busycon whelks. Less commonly they are loosely, and somewhat misleadingly, called "conchs".

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Mexico · 2

Sources and credits

DescriptionBusycon, Wikipedia contributors

Busycoarctum coarctatum

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