Buccinum ciliatum
Buccinum ciliatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[2]
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Subspecies
- Buccinum ciliatum ciliatum Fabricius, 1780
- Buccinum ciliatum sericatum Hancock, 1846 (synonym : Buccinum sericatum Hancock, 1846)
Description
The maximum shell size is 32 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the cold waters around the Arctic, the North West Atlantic Ocean, Greenland, Canada and the Gulf of Maine.
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References
- Buccinum ciliatum sericatum (Hancock, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
- Buccinum ciliatum (Fabricius O., 1780). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 October 2010.
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