Buccinum glaciale Linnaeus 1761

Buccinum glaciale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.^[1]

Description

The size of the ovate-conical shell reaches 90 mm. The shell is of a reddish fawn color or varies from mauve to brown. It is covered with transverse furrows and shows many sharp, spiral lines. The spire is composed of seven or eight whorls, traversed by thick, noduled folds, somewhat oblique, and much less apparent upon the body whorl, which is encircled by one or two very apparent convex keels, which rarely exist upon the upper whorls. The ovate, cream-colored aperture points upwards and is deeply emarginated at its base. The white, thick outer lip is flaring and turns bac. It is and slightly emarginated at its upper part . The siphonal canal is short. The columella is white and waved.^[2]

Distribution

This cold-water species is circum-arctic and can be found in the intertidal zone along Japan, Alaska, the arctic zone of Canada, in European waters (Spitzbergen), in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Mammalia, Aves, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes. Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus insectorum. Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae: L. Salvii, 48 + 578 pp
• 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
• Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

Buccinum glaciale is een soort in de klasse van de Gastropoda (Slakken).

Het dier komt uit het geslacht Buccinum en behoort tot de familie Buccinidae. Buccinum glaciale werd in 1761 beschreven door Carolus Linnaeus.^[1]

Buccinum glaciale là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Buccinidae.^[1]

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