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Total number of spines in dorsal and anal fins (optional)
42 species in Atlantic, Northeast with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
Scientific Name
English Name
Distribution
Max. Length (cm)
Anomalisipho verkruezeni
Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Belomitra quadruplex
Atlantic Ocean.
Beringius turtoni
Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
10 DL
Buccinum angulosum
Angular whelk
Northeast Pacific, Atlant
Buccinum belcheri
Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
5.6 DL
Buccinum ciliatum
Arctic, Northern Pacific
3.2 DL
Buccinum cyaneum
Bluish whelk
Northwest Pacific, Atlant
5.8 DL
Buccinum finmarkianum
Arctic and Northern Atlan
8 DL
Buccinum fragile
Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Buccinum glaciale
Glacial whelk
Northeast Pacific, Northe
8 DL
Buccinum humphreysianum
Humphrey's buccinum
Northeast Atlantic and Me
5.5 TL
Buccinum hydrophanum
Arctic and Northern Atlan
7 DL
Buccinum maltzani
Atlantic and the Arctic.
Buccinum micropoma
Berry whelk
Arctic and Northern Atlan
3.38 DL
Buccinum nivale
Northern Atlantic and the
2.59 DL
Buccinum polare
Polar whelk
Northern Atlantic and the
6.7 DL
Buccinum scalariforme
Ladder whelk
Eastern Pacific, Northern
8.4 DL
Buccinum sericatum
Silky whelk
Northern Atlantic
4.5 DL
Buccinum undatum
Waved whelk
Arctic, Northern Atlantic
10.16 SHL
Colus altus
Northeast Atlantic
Colus gracilis
Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus holboelli
Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus holboellii
Atlantic Ocean.
7 DL
Colus islandicus
Iceland whelk
Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
12 DL
Colus jeffreysianus
Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus latericeus
Northeast Atlantic and th
2.5 DL
Colus sabini
Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus turgidulus
Northeast Atlantic and th
5.6 DL
Engina turbinella
White-spot Engina
Atlantic Ocean.
1.5 DL
Mohnia parva
Northeast Atlantic
1.28 DL
Neptunea antiqua
Red whelk
Northeast Atlantic
Neptunea communis
Northeast Pacific and Arc
12.3 DL
Neptunea despecta
Rejected neptune
Arctic and Northern Atlan
11 DL
Neptunea heros
Northern neptune
Arctic, Northern Pacific
Pyrulofusus deformis
Warped whelk
Arctic, Northeast Pacific
11 DL
Ranella olearium
Little frog triton
Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
20.5 DL
Retifusus roseus
Rosy whelk
Eastern Pacific, Northeas
Retimohnia glypta
Atlantic Ocean.
2.7 DL
Turrisipho fenestratus
Fusiform colus
Northeast Atlantic and th
Turrisipho lachesis
Northeast Atlantic and th
8.04 DL
Turrisipho voeringi
Northern Atlantic and the
7.7 DL
Volutopsius norwegicus
Norway whelk
Arctic and Atlantic Ocean
8 DL