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Buccinum oedematum

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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]

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. ^ a b 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.

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Buccinum oedematum: Brief Summary

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Buccinum oedematum, common name the swollen whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

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