Buccinum plectrum
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| Subfamily: | Buccininae
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| Species: | B. plectrum
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| Buccinum plectrum Stimpson, 1865
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Buccinum plectrum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
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[]
- ^ 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
External links[]
- "Buccinum undatum plectrum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
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