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Common Whelk

Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum amaliae Verkrüzen 1878
Buccinum meridionale
Species recognized by Sweden Species List
Buccinum meridionale Verkrüzen 1884
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Buccinum pictum Dunker 1846
Buccinum pictum Verkrüzen 1881
Species recognized by GBIF national node type records UK
Buccinum undatum (L. 1758)
Species recognized by Femorale
Buccinum amaliae
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Buccinum amaliae Verkruzen 1878
Buccinum donovani J. E. Gray 1839
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum
Buccinum undatum (L. 1758)
Species recognized by Shelled animal body mass
Buccinum undatum (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by FAO species catalogs
Buccinum undatum flexuosa Jeffreys
Subspecies recognized by NMNH type specimens
Buccinum undatum paupercula Jeffreys
Subspecies recognized by NMNH type specimens
Buccinum undatum var. flexuosa Jeffreys 1867
Recognized by NMNH Collection
Neptunea soluta
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Buccinum acuminatum Broderip 1830
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum donovani G. O. Sars 1878
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum labyrinthus Gmelin 1791
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum meridionale Verkrüzen 1884
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum meridionale inflata Harmer 1913
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum schneideri Verkrüzen 1885
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum tumescens Finlay 1927
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum minimum Harmer 1913
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum minisculum Finlay 1927
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum var. caerulea Sars G. O. 1878
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum var. flexuosa Jeffreys 1867
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum var. lactea Jeffreys 1867
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum var. littoralis W. King 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum var. magnum W. King 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum var. paupercula Jeffreys 1867
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum undatum var. pelagica W. King 1846
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Neptunea soluta (Hermann 1781)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Tritonium (Buccinum) undatum Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Tritonium (Buccinum) undatum var. pelagica (King 1846)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Buccinum acuminatum Broderip 1830
Buccinum amaliae Verkruzen 1878
Buccinum donovani Sars G. O. 1878
Buccinum meridionale Verkrüzen 1884
Buccinum pictum Verkrüzen 1881
Buccinum undatum var. caerulea Sars G. O. 1878
Buccinum undatum var. flexuosa Jeffreys 1867
Buccinum undatum var. lactea Jeffreys 1867
Buccinum undatum var. paupercula Jeffreys 1867
Neptunea soluta (Hermann 1781)
Buccinulum undatum
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Buccinum acuminatum Broderip 1830
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum acuminatum Broderip 1830
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum carinatum Turton 1819
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum donovani G. O. Sars 1878
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum donovani G. O. Sars 1878
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum donovani var. ecarinata Kobelt 1881
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum imperiale Reeve 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum labradorense Reeve 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum labyrinthus Gmelin 1791
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum labyrinthus Gmelin 1791
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum meridionale Verkrüzen 1884
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum meridionale Verkrüzen 1884
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum meridionale inflata Harmer 1913
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum pyramidale Reeve 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum schneideri Verkrüzen 1885
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum schneideri Verkrüzen 1885
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum solutum Hermann 1781
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum tubulosum Reeve 1847
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum tumescens Finlay 1927
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum tumescens Finlay 1927
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum turritum Verkrüzen 1878
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum minimum Harmer 1913
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum minisculum Finlay 1927
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum minisculum Finlay 1927
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum var. caerulea G. O. Sars 1878
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum var. caerulea Sars G. O. 1878
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum var. flexuosa Jeffreys 1867
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum var. flexuosa Jeffreys 1867
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum var. lactea Jeffreys 1867
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum var. lactea Jeffreys 1867
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum var. littoralis W. King 1846
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum var. littoralis W. King 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum var. magnum W. King 1846
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum var. magnum W. King 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum var. paupercula Jeffreys 1867
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum var. paupercula Jeffreys 1867
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum undatum var. pelagica W. King 1846
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Buccinum undatum var. pelagica W. King 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum vulgare Da Costa 1778
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Buccinum zealandicum Reeve 1846
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Neptunea soluta (Hermann 1781)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Neptunea soluta (Hermann 1781)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Tritonium (Buccinum) undatum Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Tritonium (Buccinum) undatum Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Tritonium (Buccinum) undatum var. pelagica (King 1846)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Tritonium (Buccinum) undatum var. pelagica (W. King 1846)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Common Names

English

Common whelk preferred
Recognized by Arkive and Wikidata Common Names
Whelk
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
common northern whelk
common whelk
edible European whelk
waved whelk

Asturian

bucina preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Kilhog-mor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

konksnegl preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Wulk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kinkhoorn

Faroese

Agngágga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Kuningaskotilo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
kuningaskotilo

French

Buccin preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
buccin commun preferred
buccin ondé

German

Wellhornschnecke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

közönséges kürtcsiga preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Beitukóngur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

cuachma preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

buccino comune preferred

Japanese

ヨーロッパエゾバイ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Korean

유럽물레고둥 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Kinkhurn preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

kongsnegl preferred
kongsnigel preferred

Persian

حلزون نفیر معمولی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Trąbik zwyczajny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Обыкновенный букцинум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Bocina preferred
Recognized by FAO species catalogs
bocina preferred

Swedish

Valthornssnäcka preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
valthornssnäcka

Turkish

salyangoz preferred

Vls

Wullok preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Caenogastropoda Cox 1960
Neogastropoda Wenz 1938
Buccinoidea Rafinesque 1815
Buccinidae Rafinesque 1815
Buccinum Linnaeus 1758
35 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Caenogastropoda L. R. Cox 1960
Neogastropoda Wenz 1938
Buccinoidea Rafinesque 1815
Buccinidae Rafinesque 1815
Buccininae Rafinesque 1815
Buccinum Linnaeus 1758
45 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Caenogastropoda L. R. Cox 1960
Neogastropoda Wenz 1938
Buccinoidea Rafinesque 1815
Buccinidae Rafinesque 1815
Buccininae Rafinesque 1815
Buccinum Linnaeus 1758
45 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1795
Caenogastropoda Cox 1960
Neogastropoda Wenz 1938
Buccinoidea Rafinesque 1815
Buccinidae Rafinesque 1815
Buccinum Linnaeus 1758
35 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinoidea
Buccinidae
Buccinum
28 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Buccinum Linnaeus 1758
104 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Spiralia
Mollusca
Gastropoda Cuvier 1797
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Peogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinoidea Rafinesque 1815
Buccinidae Rafinesque 1815
Buccinum Linnaeus 1758

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Neptunea
Neptunea soluta (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Buccinum
Buccinum undatum (this page)
281 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Lophotrochozoa
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Buccinum
Buccinum amaliae (this page)
281 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Buccinum
75 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.