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Family: Buccinidae buccinum whelks (See list of species below)

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42 species in Atlantic, Northeast with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Anomalisipho verkruezeni
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Belomitra quadruplex
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Beringius turtoni
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Buccinum angulosum
[Angular whelk]
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Buccinum belcheri
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Buccinum ciliatum
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Buccinum cyaneum
[Bluish whelk]
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Buccinum finmarkianum
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Buccinum fragile
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Buccinum glaciale
[Glacial whelk]


Buccinum humphreysianum
[Humphrey's buccinum]
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Buccinum hydrophanum
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Buccinum maltzani
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Buccinum micropoma
[Berry whelk]
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Buccinum nivale
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Buccinum polare
[Polar whelk]


Buccinum scalariforme
[Ladder whelk]
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Buccinum sericatum
[Silky whelk]


Buccinum undatum
[Waved whelk]
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Colus altus
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Colus gracilis
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Colus holboelli
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Colus holboellii
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Colus islandicus
[Iceland whelk]


Colus jeffreysianus
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Colus latericeus
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Colus sabini
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Colus turgidulus
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Engina turbinella
[White-spot Engina]
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Mohnia parva
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Neptunea antiqua
[Red whelk]


Neptunea communis
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Neptunea despecta
[Rejected neptune]


Neptunea heros
[Northern neptune]
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Pyrulofusus deformis
[Warped whelk]
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Ranella olearium
[Little frog triton]
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Retifusus roseus
[Rosy whelk]
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Retimohnia glypta
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Turrisipho fenestratus
[Fusiform colus]
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Turrisipho lachesis
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Turrisipho voeringi
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Volutopsius norwegicus
[Norway whelk]
42 Species of Family Buccinidae
(buccinum whelks)
Sort by: Species Length
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



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