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genus

Aleutibuccinum McLean & Clark, 2023

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Buccinidae - Whelks

Description

Description: Medium size (height to 7 cm); Profile high, whorls rounded to angulate; spiral sculpture of fine lirae, axial sculpture absent; mature lip slightly flared; operculum sub-triangular with lateral nucleus. Remarks: Kantor & Harasewych (1998) Originally placed Aleutibuccinum clarki in the genus Bathybuccinum (Golikov & Sirenko, 1988) subgenus Ovulatibuccinum (Golikov & Sirenko, 1988) but it is clearly distinct from both of these groups. The unique operculum sets this genus apart from all other North Pacific Buccininae. At present, the Aleutibuccinum clarki is the only species assigned to this genus.
Mclean, J. H. & Clark, R. N. (2023). Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska.
Author: Jan Delsing

Included taxa

Number of records: 1

species Aleutibuccinum clarki (Kantor & Harasewych, 1998)

Aleutibuccinum clarki


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