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Castaneobuccinum castaneum (Dall, 1877)

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

Scientific synonyms

Corneobuccinum castaneum W. H. Dall, 1877
Buccinum castaneum W.H. Dall, 1877

Images

Castaneobuccinum castaneum

Author: Dall, W.H.

Castaneobuccinum castaneum

Author: Mclean, J. H. & Clark, R. N.

Taxon in country check-lists*

Arctic, North America: Alaska

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Description

Buccinum castaneum: Shell large, clear chestnut-brown, with whorls seven in number, inflated and smooth, except for microscopic, closely crowded, revolving striae. Suture distinct, not channeled. Apex rather acute* pointed. Columella straight, with a faint fasciole. Aperture wide, rounded, more than semicircular. A slight glaze on the columella. Outer lip heavily thickened, expanded, and smooth, not projecting before the column nor waved; within livid whitish or purple. Length, 2.5; width, 1.1; length of aperture, 1; width, 0.75 in. (Dall.)
TYPE in United States National Museum. Type locality, Shumagin Islands, 20 fathoms.
RANGE. Sannak and Shumagin Islands, 20-41 fathoms.
Oldroyd, I.S. The Marine Shells of the West Coast of North America. Volume II.1.
Author: Jan Delsing

Links and literature

EN Galli C.: WMSDB - Wolrdwide Mollusc Species Data Base July 10, 2013 [http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/WMSDhome....] [as Buccinum castaneum Dall, 1877]
Data retrieved on: 22 November 2013

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